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

ICE agents took Turkish Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk into custody near Tufts, revoked her visa and moved her to a detention center in Louisiana last week.

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.

The case involving a Tufts University student detained by ICE is slated to be heard in federal court in Boston Thursday.Rumeysa Ozturk,<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Top Democrats are calling for the release of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, writing a letter to Trump administration officials demanding answers.

Rümeysa Öztürk, the Turkish student detained by immigration officers in Boston last month, was moved across multiple state lines as part of a “highly unusual” and “secretive” attempt to keep her from accessing her attorney or being near her home,

Rumeysa Ozturk, who is from Turkey and in the United States on a student visa, was taken to a detention center in Louisiana.

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