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Rümeysa Öztürk To Be Freed from Detention as Case Proceeds

More than six weeks after the Trump administration arrested and detained her because of an op-ed, a federal court ordered the release of Rümeysa Öztürk.

May 9, 2025

Appeals Court Orders Trump Administration to Transfer Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the government to comply with a lower court’s ruling to move Ms. Öztürk from a Louisiana detention center to a facility in Vermont.

May 7, 2025

ACLU Asks Court to Expand Temporary Relief to All Trans, Intersex, and Nonbinary People Seeking Passports

It is important that every person has the ability to live and travel safely, and we will continue to fight to rescind this unlawful policy to make sure that this relief extends to everyone.

April 30, 2025

Appeals Court to Consider Stay of Rümeysa Öztürk’s Transfer to Vermont

We are ready to argue her case before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and we won’t stop fighting until she is free.

April 29, 2025

Appeals Court Must Reject Government’s Cruel Attempt to Keep Rümeysa Özturk in Louisiana

The district court's proceedings should continue and that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals should deny the government’s attempt to halt Ms. Öztürk's transfer to Vermont.

April 25, 2025

Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Department of Education’s Unlawful Directive

In a victory for students, parents, and educators, a federal judge has granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the U.S. Department of Education’s “Dear Colleague” letter.

April 24, 2025