Indira Talwani
Indira Talwani (b. Oct.6, 1960) is a liberal United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
In September 2013, Obama nominated Talwani to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, to the seat vacated by Judge Mark L. Wolf, who assumed senior status on January 1, 2013.[1] On February 6, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee.[2] Cloture was filed on her nomination on May 6, 2014."Cloture filed on 4 judicial nominations (Talwani, Peterson, Rosenstengal, Rosenbaum)" On May 8, 2014, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 55–41 vote.[3] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 94–0 vote.[4]
Already in 2019, this liberal judge, blocked ICE from arresting in courthkuse.[5]
In March 2025, as ICE arrested Islamic Tufts U student Rumeysa Ozturk from Turkey on a visa:
In a statement, a DHS spokesperson said agents detained Ozturk because she “engaged in activities in support of Hamas.”
“Rumeysa Ozturk is a Turkish national and Tufts University graduate student who was granted the privilege to be in this country on a visa. DHS and ICE investigations found Ozturk engaged in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans,” the statement read. “A visa is a privilege, not a right. Glorifying and supporting terrorists who kill Americans is grounds for visa issuance to be terminated. This is commonsense security.”
However, Ozturk was already “detained outside Massachusetts” when the petition and order were issued. Turkish national [6]
References
- ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate"
- ↑ "Executive Business Meeting"
- ↑ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District Judge)"
- ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District Judge)"
- ↑ [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ice-massachusetts-courthouses-arrests-judge-block Judge temporarily blocks ICE from making arrests in Mass. courthouses] By Bill Mears. Fox News. June 20, 2019
- ↑ Mass. judge demands answers after Tufts student detained by federal agents is rushed to Louisiana By Ryan Breslin and Boston 25 News Staff. March 27, 2025