Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk:
-Is not accused of committing any crime
-Is nonviolent
-Was in this country legally
-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to
-Has been locked up for six weeks
Now from Öztürk’s ACLU lawyer Esha Bhandari:
“Rümeysa Öztürk’s case is unprecedented and shocking. She has been held behind bars for six weeks while her health deteriorates for writing an op-ed.”
May 6, 2025 14:50Do I understand correctly that the “speech they object to” is basically saying genocide of Palestinians is bad?
I thought she was supposed to be returned to Vermont. What's even more outrageous is she has been mocked, bullied by guards, had her hijab ripped off, been denied medical care... and the govt still has presented NO evidence of a crime. So why is she still locked up? Inquiring minds want to know.
As clear a habeus violation as possible
The crime in this case is her violent abduction by unidentified goons, and subsequent imprisonment on no charges whatsoever.
Even if the goons in question turn out to have been "agents" of the government, they had no authority to abduct someone for offending the regime. Bankrupt them.
I feel like her story is getting lost...
It’s so disturbing. There’s no point to this except to intimidate other visa holders.
People should read “It Can’t Happen Here” written by Sinclair Lewis in 1935.
We need the media to escalate this now! This poor young woman does not deserve the hell they are putting her through.
Just a heads up: asthma KILLS approximately 3,500 people annually in the United States.
This is is fascism in action. If you ever wondered what you'd be doing in Germany in the 1930s? That's what you're doing right now.
Are there any Anglo Saxon types that are being held in prison? Stephen Miller likes them
Thank you, Israel supporters.
Your commitment to the values of the US Constitution is noted.
Due process under Trump stinks! JACK
She must be released & compensated. Rubio should resign.
Cannot be justified by noting that Obama deported millions without judicial proceedings…
Coming soon to a street near you
fucking disgusting
Free her!!
Donaldo delenda est
Calling for justice, kindness, compassion , FREEDOM.
This is a dictatorship by now, there's no question.
This is insane and awful. Does she have a lawyer? Does she have any help?