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Some
good
news
for
everyone
asking
if
due
process
still
has
a
heart
beat!
Rümeysa
Öztürk,
a
grad
student
at
Tufts
University,
was
arrested
last
March
for
co-writing
an
article
that
evaluated
policy
decisions.
This
sort
of
squarely
political
speech
is
exactly
what
the
First
Amendment
was
meant
to
protect.
And
yet,
she
was
kidnapped
by
ICE
in
broad
daylight
and
the
state
came
up
with
some
bs
story
about
her
being
a
terrorist.
Thankfully
she’s
gotten
a
lot
of
support
from
the
start:
the
attempt
to
speedily
deport
her
was
thwarted
and
she
was
eventually
allowed
to
go
back
home.
But
that
wasn’t
the
end
of
her
legal
troubles.
An
administration
so
desperate
for
legal
victories
that
they
tried
to
lock
a
guy
up
over
a
thrown
sandwich
(they
failed,
by
the
way)
continued
to
apply
legal
pressure
against
Öztürk.
After
this
most
recent
ruling,
there’s
a
good
chance
they’ll
finally
leave
her
alone.
CNN
has
coverage:
An
immigration
judge
terminated
removal
proceedings
against
Tufts
University
doctoral
student
Rümeysa
Öztürk,
who
was
detained
for
over
a
month
last
year
as
part
of
the
Trump
administration’s
effort
to
target
and
deport
international
students
and
activists
involved
in
pro-Palestinian
advocacy,
her
lawyers
said
Monday.
…
The
move
comes
after
recently
unsealed
court
documents
showed
the
federal
government
didn’t
have
any
evidence
that
Öztürk
had
been
supporting
terrorist
activity
when
she
was
arrested,
and
that
her
visa
revocation
and
arrest
were
because
of
an
opinion
article
she
wrote
containing
criticisms
of
Israel.
A
win
for
free
speech!
The
“accuse
them
of
terrorism
to
bypass
their
due
process
rights
and
figure
out
charges
later”
strategy
is
one
that
the
government
has
used
heavily
since
at
least
the
Bush
Jr.
administration.
And
while
Ms.
Öztürk
was
fortunate
enough
to
have
strong
legal
representation
that
could
advocate
on
her
behalf,
there’s
no
telling
how
many
other
people
weren’t
as
well-equipped
to
defend
themselves
from
the
government
over
an
offending
article,
presence
at
a
protest,
or
looking
like
they
have
the
last
name
Ramirez.
The
rule
of
law
may
be
on
its
last
legs,
but
it
ain’t
dead
yet!
Rümeysa
Öztürk
Finally
Returns
Home
After
Being
Detained
Over
6
Weeks
For
Sharing
Her
Opinions
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.