Esha Bhandari
Esha Bhandari is an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), known for her advocacy in civil rights and immigration issues. She is currently representing Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish PhD student detained for co-authoring an op-ed on Gaza, arguing that the actions taken against her violate constitutional protections of free speech.
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Esha Bhandari, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, explained that there have been anecdotal evidence of more aggressive searches at the border.
Cómo proteger los datos de tu teléfono antes de viajar al extranjero
Guatemala· 2025-05-15
Esha Bhandari is one of Öztürk’s attorneys and the deputy director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project.
Appeals court rules Trump administration must move detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont
United States· 2025-05-08
Esha Bhandari is a deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union representing Ms. Ozturk.
Detained Tufts Student Must Be Moved to Vermont, Court RulesUnited States· 2025-05-07
Esha Bhandari is the lawyer defending Öztürk, highlighting the government's failure to refute the claims regarding her detention.
ABD'de Türk öğrenci Öztürk davasında yeni gelişme: Temyiz duruşmasında hükümetin avukatları gözaltına gerekçe sunamadı
Turkey· 2025-05-06
Esha Bhandari, deputy director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy and Technology Project, highlighted concerns about government border checks bypassing Fourth Amendment protections.
A ‘constitutional loophole’: How phone inspections test US civil rights
Ghana· 2025-04-30
Esha Bhandari, an attorney from the American Civil Liberties Union, is representing Öztürk in federal court.
Tufts student detained for writing op-ed denied bail by US immigration judge | US immigration
United Kingdom· 2025-04-17