Tufts student detained by US immigration authorities must be released, judge rules
Her lawyers at the ACLU had argued that her arrest and detention were unlawfully designed to punish her for protected speech.
Demonstrators take part in a rally in support of Tufts PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk, after Ozturk was taken into custody by federal agents, in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S. March 27, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File Photo)Updated: