A three-judge panel rejected the administration's request to pause a judge's April 18 order requiring Ozturk to be transferred to Vermont so she could be available for a bail hearing and proceedings in the legal challenge to her detention. U.S. District Judge William Sessions in Burlington had previously scheduled the bail hearing for Friday, but the 2nd Circuit gave the administration until May 14 to transfer Ozturk to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Vermont, which could result in bail proceedings being postponed. Requiring her to litigate in Louisiana would mean any appeals in her case would be heard by the most conservative federal appeals court nationally, and her lawyers have argued the administration moved her to engage in "forum shopping."
Published at: 2025-05-07 21:48:54
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