While Rümeysa Öztürk's hearing is ongoing:
Federal appeals court, in a joint panel opinion, denies the Trump administration's request to essentially re-arrest Mohsen Mahdawi.
"Individual liberty substantially outweighs the government’s weak assertions of administrative and logistical costs."
Federal appeals court, in a joint panel opinion, denies the Trump administration's request to essentially re-arrest Mohsen Mahdawi.
"Individual liberty substantially outweighs the government’s weak assertions of administrative and logistical costs."
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Federal judge orders Rümeysa Öztürk's released immediately, finds she has made a "substantial claim" her constitutional rights were violated.
"The reason she has been detained is simply and purely the expression that she made in the op-ed in violation of her First Amendment rights."
Political prisoners must not be allowed to be held indefinitely by this administration any longer.
"Her continued detention potentially chills the speech of the millions and millions of individuals in this country who are not citizens. Any one of them may now avoid exercising their First Amendment rights for fear of being whisked away to a detention center."
It’s only a matter of time before Trump and his minions come after U.S. citizens.