The mystery surrounding Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk's whereabouts after she was picked up by federal immigration agents has shocked many — and is now complicating her legal proceedings. Why it matters: The case's question about jurisdiction — typically a granular area of court proceedings — could affect how ICE detains foreign-born residents and how it communicates about detentions in the future.

Tufts University leaders said that they have no information that supports the revocation of Rümeysa Öztürk's visa or her detainment in an ICE facility in Louisiana.

The president of Tuft’s University filed a court declaration defending Rümeysa Öztürk, a Ph.D. student from Turkey who is being detained in Louisiana.

Within an hour of sweeping Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk off a sidewalk near the Somerville campus last week, immigration agents were quickly on the move.

After being picked up in Massachusetts, Rumeysa Ozturk was moved to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government wants to argue its case to deport her.

"Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me from my commitment to advocate for the rights of youth and children.

A federal judge in Boston heard arguments Thursday afternoon on whether a legal challenge to the detention of a Tufts University student should remain in Massachusetts.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk in Somerville, Massachusetts, according to the agency and a statement the school.

Ahead of a Boston court hearing scheduled Thursday regarding federal immigration agents' detainment of a Tufts University student, the school called for her release.