7 h. ago Minnesota officials seek answers in case of graduate student detained by ICE

Officials in Minnesota are seeking answers in the case of a University of Minnesota graduate student who’s being detained by U.S. immigration authorities for unknown reasons

Politics

53 h. ago Tufts student had asthma attack after ICE arrest designed to ‘punish’ speech, attorneys say

Lawyers for Tufts University doctoral student demand her release after ‘shocking, cruel and unconstitutional’ arrest

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54 h. ago The US government is effectively kidnapping people for opposing genocide | Moira Donegan

Rumeysa Ozturk, a visa holder, was snatched off the streets by Ice agents and sent to a detention center 1,000 miles away for opposing war crimes in GazaThe abductors wore masks because they do not want their identities known. On Tuesday evening, Rumeysa Ozturk exited her apartment building and walked on to the street in Somerville, Massachusetts – a city outside Boston – into the fading daylight. Ozturk, a Turkish-born PhD student at Tufts University who studies children’s media and childhood development, was on her way to an iftar dinner with friends, planning to break her Ramadan fast.In a video taken from a surveillance camera, she wears a pink hijab and a long white puffer coat against the New England cold. The first man, not uniformed but wearing plain clothes, as all the agents are, approaches her as if asking for directions. But he quickly closes in and grabs her by the wrists she has raised defensively toward her face. Continue reading...

Politics

63 h. ago Turkish PhD student detained by US ICE agents after writing 'Free Palestine' essay

Doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk's student wrote a newspaper article on the war on Palestine in 2024. But this week, Trump's Administration's ICE officers detained her for alleged 'support of Hamas'

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3 d. ago A Tufts student was on her way to dinner with friends. Then an ICE officer in disguise detained her

The arrest of Rumeysa Ozturk follows a string of similar incidents targeting international students for Palestinian advocacy

Society

3 d. ago Lawyer for Turkish student at Tufts University detained by feds calls for government to produce her

A lawyer for a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University who was detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents has filed an emergency request for the government to produce her

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4 d. ago Furious Turkish student in hijab filmed being detained by ICE as she went to break Ramadan fast

Rumeysa Ozturk, who is currently studying at Tufts University in Massachusetts, was swarmed by a group of individuals near her off-campus home on Tuesday.

Politics

4 d. ago Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her

A lawyer for a Turkish national who is a doctoral student at Tufts University says she has been detained by federal agents without explanation

Culture

4 d. ago Dancing On Ice axe confirmed after 19 years on air as ITV confirms why

Dancing On Ice has officially come to an end as ITV announces the curtain call for the celebrity skating show - as viewing figures sadly fell to an all time low

Culture

4 d. ago Video shows moment ICE arrested Tufts University doctoral student who co

The arrest of PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk follows a string of similar incidents targeting international students

Culture

5 d. ago Pedro Pascal addresses feverish Jennifer Aniston rumors after dinner ‘date’

The ‘Gladiator II’ actor and the ‘Friends’ lead were seen out to dinner at Tower Bar in West Hollywood on March 22

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7 d. ago Cheryl is seen for the first time since her stalker ordeal and Liam Payne's funeral

Cheryl was seen for the first time this weekend since her stalker ordeal and Liam Payne's funeral - as she enjoyed dinner out in London with her mum Joan and a friend.

Economics

1 week ago DeSantis warns he has 'tools' including suspending local officials if they don't cooperate with ICE

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says his office has tools including suspending officials from office to compel local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in assisting in detentions and deportations

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1 week ago My secret life as a model: ‘High fashion loved me most when I was visibly bony’

It is a world of 13-hour days, stressful castings and size 6 figures. Here is what it is like to navigate the big opportunities – and impossible demands‘She was sitting at the kitchen table, eating raw cauliflower. For dinner.” It’s September 2024 in London and my friend is reflecting on her time sharing an apartment with fellow models in Paris the previous year. I am grimly amused, but unsurprised. This is the type of story models are always telling.I would know, because I became a model at 21 – quite late, by industry standards – and have walked in several London shows, as well as fittings, showrooms, campaigns, editorials, lookbooks and e-commerce for brands such as Moncler, Lacoste and Toni & Guy. Since I started, I have tried to build a thick skin to protect myself against rejections from castings and call-backs, as well as the ubiquitous skinny body standard. But when I get selected for a show, there is always the underlying fear that perhaps I took it too far – that I los...

Culture

1 week ago Indigenous guides in the Arctic are training Canada’s military: ‘When they talk, I listen’

With the country facing new threats to its sovereignty, the country is looking to reaffirm itself as ‘an Arctic nation’Warrant officer Jim Davison had spent a full day travelling the sea ice off the coast of Baffin Island when his group decided to set up camp for the night.The Canadian soldier ran through a mental checklist of what was needed: shelter in the forest, wood for a fire and a source of fresh water. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Trump administration says ‘many’ Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison have no criminal record

ICE officials suggest a lack of information about immigrants summarily deported to the mega prison ‘highlights the risk they pose’

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1 week ago ICE officers take dramatic action after 'Tren de Aragua gangsters' refuse to come out of car

The suspected gangsters were arrested in Spokane, Washington, on March 10.

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1 week ago Mahmoud Khalil feared the U.S. would immediately deport him after his arrest, new court filings show

Although one ICE official said Khalil had been transferred from a New Jersey facility due to bedbugs, Khalil said in his hours-long detention there, he heard no mention of bedbugs

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2 w. ago Met Office issues ice warning as hail sweeps London with more snow set to hit north amid

Temperatures fell across Britain this morning to -4C (25F) in Glasgow, -1C (30F) in Belfast and Cardiff as well as in Staffordshire and Cumbria, while a Met Office ice warning was in place for northern England.

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2 w. ago US arrests more immigrants in February 2025 than any month in last seven years

Guardian data analysis shows administration transformed immigration enforcement in only a few weeksUS immigration enforcement officials arrested more people in the first 22 days of February 2025 than in any month over the last seven years, according to a Guardian review of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data.The Guardian review, which analyzed DHS data from the first month of Donald Trump’s presidency, in addition to interviews with immigration lawyers, advocates and former Ice officials, show how the administration has transformed immigration enforcement in the US within just a few weeks. Continue reading...

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