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Tufts student returns to Massachusetts after release from immigration custody

"America is the greatest democracy in the world," Rumeysa Ozturk said. "I have faith in the American system of justice."

Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, of Turkey, speaks at a press conference at Boston Logan International Airport after she was released on a judge's order after spending over six weeks in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, in Boston, Massachusetts, May 10, 2025.
 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.

Tufts student detained by US immigration authorities must be released, judge rules

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University in Somerville, Massachusetts, poses in an undated photograph provided by her family and obtained by Reuters on March 29, 2025

US judge to weigh releasing detained Tufts student on Friday

 Masked and plainclothes agents take Tufts University Turkish doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk into custody near her home when, according to her lawyer, she was heading to meet with friends to break her Ramadan fast, in Somerville, Massachusetts, US, March 25, 2025.

Tufts student challenging immigration arrest must be moved to Vermont, judge rules


State Department says Trump admin. has no grounds to deport Tufts Uni. student

After being arrested by masked ICE agents, the State Department ruled that the Trump administration had no grounds to deport Turkish Tufts University student.

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University in Somerville, Massachusetts, poses in an undated photograph provided by her family and obtained by Reuters on March 29, 2025

27 Jewish groups file amicus brief expressing concern over detainment of Tufts student

27 Jewish groups filed a brief supporting Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk, condemning her detention as a misuse of antisemitism to silence free speech and protest.

A sign stands at the edge of the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., November 27, 2017

Rubio says US may have revoked more than 300 visas

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the State Department may have revoked more than 300 visas and warned that the Trump administration was looking every day for "these lunatics".

 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an interview after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, , U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, at Diriyah Palace

Trump administration detains Turkish student at Tufts, revokes visa

Fulbright scholar Rumeysa Ozturk was arrested days after writing on Palestinian rights.

 A drone view shows the main campus of Tufts University, after the University said federal authorities have detained an international student studying at Tufts and have revoked their visa, in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., March 26, 2025.

Tufts University student campaign calls for boycott of pro-Israel groups

The campaign could point to a larger shift in strategy for proponents of Israel boycotts.

A sign stands at the edge of the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., November 27, 2017

Tufts U. student group drops complaint over combatting anti-Israel motion

"I am relieved that my Judaism is no longer on trial."

A sign stands at the edge of the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., November 27, 2017

Tufts U passes referendum reminiscent of 'antisemitic blood libel'

The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) group at Tufts forwarded the legislation due to the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) alleged links to Israel.

A sign stands at the edge of the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., November 27, 2017

Tufts president slams award for pro-Palestinian club

According to Hillel International’s guide to Jewish life on college campuses, 19% of undergraduate students at Tufts are Jewish.

A sign stands at the edge of the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., November 27, 2017

Tufts University to remove Sackler name from buildings and programs

Family has come under fire for their central role in American opioid crisis

A sign stands at the edge of the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., November 27, 2017

Swastika hung on dorm door of Jewish student at Tufts

The student called the incident a “cowardly act of hatred and ignorance.”

Swastika on a wall (illustrative)