Detention Archives

‘Never imagined detention in US’: Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil pleads for release; says arrest caused ‘irreparable harm’ to family, career

Mahmoud Khalil (File photo) Columbia University alumnus, currently facing deportation due to his pro-Palestinian activism, has detailed the significant “irreparable harm” due to his ongoing detention to his personal and professional life, while a federal judge considers his release.In court documents made public on Thursday, Mahmoud Khalil described how the “most immediate and visceral harms” […]

US judge orders release of Indian scholar Badar Khan Suri from immigration detention

An Indian academic, Badar Khan Suri, detained during the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign students, has been ordered released by a federal judge in Virginia.The judge said his case raised serious constitutional concerns.Badar Khan Suri, a visiting scholar at Georgetown University, had been held in an immigration detention centre in Texas and is facing deportation. […]

Turkish Tufts student returns to Boston after ICE detention

A Turkish student from Tufts University in Massachusetts — released from a Louisiana immigration detention center, Friday — has returned to Boston and has vowed to continue her case in court.Rumeysa Ozturk, a PhD student, was held for more than six weeks after being arrested by immigration officers close to the university in March.Ozturk had […]

Lawmakers who protested at Newark detention centre could be charged after ‘mob’ scene, says DHS

Lawmakers who protested at Newark detention centre could be charged after ‘mob’ scene, says DHS (Picture credit: AP) The department of homeland security (DHS) has launched an investigation into what it described as a violent altercation involving three Democratic lawmakers during a confrontation outside the newly opened Delaney Hall immigration detention centre in Newark, New […]

Newark mayor denies trespassing at immigration detention center following arrest

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (Image: AP) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Saturday denied trespassing at a new federal immigration detention center during a confrontation that led to his arrest while the Democrat was at the facility with three members of Congress. Baraka, who has been protesting the center’s opening this week, was released around 8 […]

‘Didn’t do anything wrong’: Newark mayor Ras Baraka arrested, then released at immigration detention protest

Newark mayor Ras Baraka arrested, then released at immigration detention protest (Picture credit: AP) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released Friday night after being arrested during a protest at a federal immigration detention centre in Newark. Baraka had been taken into custody by federal agents outside Delaney Hall, where he had joined demonstrators opposing the […]

UN says over 50 Gaza aid workers faced abuse in Israeli detention | World News

Representative Image” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”/> GAZA CITY: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday said more than 50 of its staff in Gaza were abused and used as human shields while in Israeli military detention.“Since the start of the war in October 2023, over 50 UNRWA staff among them teachers, doctors, social workers, have […]

US Canada Visa: ‘That place breaks you…’: Canadian actress recounts her detention by US immigration

Canadian actress Jasmine Mooney recounted her horror of staying 11 days in ICE detention. Canadian actress and entrepreneur Jasmine Mooney who was detained by ICE agents at the Mexican border in March said the place “breaks you into a million pieces”. During her 11-day detention, Mooney was transferred to many places and underwent many medical […]

Tufts luck: Indian-American educator, judge in eye of ICE storm over detention of Turkish scholar

The TOI Correspondent from Washington: The India-born President of Tufts University and an Indian-American judge are caught up in the turbulence surrounding the detention and prospective deportation of a Turkish scholar Rumeysa Ozturk, accused of pro-Hamas activism on the campus of an institution with more than 1200 international students, and strong ties with India. Sunil […]

Lawsuit alleges NYC teen raped more than 30 times by female therapist at juvenile detention center

A 21-year-old from Staten Island has sued his former juvenile detention center’s associate psychologist for allegedly sexually abusing him at 17. Maya Hayes, named ‘Big Foot,’ faces accusations of manipulating him under the guise of treatment. The lawsuit also claims facility staff failed to prevent the abuse. Source link