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A group of lawmakers, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey of Massachusetts, called for the release of detained Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk in a letter to federal offic...
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Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was taken by immigration officials as she walked along a street in the Boston suburb of Somerville on March 25.
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Tufts University is calling for grad student Rumeysa Ozturk to be “released without delay” after ICE agents grabbed her off a Somerville street.
Ozturk was suddenly arrested by plainclothes federal agents Tuesday in an incident captured by a surveillance camera.
University students, staff describe Ozturk as 'valued member of the community, dedicated to her academic pursuits'
Tufts doctoral student and research assistant was picked up on the street close to her home by masked federal agents in plain clothes
Days after Ozturk’s arrest, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that the U.S. had revoked her student visa, linking her case to the administration’s ongoing crackdown on student activism and implying she is a protester.
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Friends of Rumeysa Ozturk, who was detained by immigration enforcement officers, described her as an aspiring children's book author and dedicated student.
Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national, was detained by federal immigration authorities late Tuesday, according to her attorney and activists.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security accused Ozturk, a Turkish national, of "activities in support of Hamas."
Rumeysa Ozturk’s legal team, which now includes the ACLU, has filed an amended habeas petition in Massachusetts federal court — challenging the pro-Palestinian international