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Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts graduate and former Fulbright scholar, was arrested by masked ICE agents in Somerville and detained for six weeks in Louisiana after a visa revocation, drawing international attention; she has now returned to Turkey to continue her scholarly career, saying she faced state hostility in the United States for co-authoring a pro-Palestinian op-ed and noting she violated no laws.
Rumeysa Ozturk, a former Tufts graduate student who became a high-profile figure in the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian academics, completed her Ph.D. and left the United States after a settlement that ends the bid to deport her; a judge had previously ordered release, and the parties agreed she remained in lawful status, allowing her to return to Turkey and likely wrapping up the legal challenges surrounding her case.
An immigration judge terminated removal proceedings against Tufts University PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk after the Department of Homeland Security failed to prove removability, with court filings showing little evidence of terrorist activity and tying visa revocation to a campus op-ed criticizing Israel. Öztürk, who had been detained for weeks, was released and allowed to resume research as she addresses the immigration consequences; her attorneys say the ruling affirms fairness in enforcement and could bolster others facing actions tied to pro-Palestinian speech.
A U.S. immigration court terminated the Trump-era effort to deport Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts Ph.D. student and pro-Palestinian activist who criticized Israel, after finding the government had not met its burden to justify removal. The decision, filed under seal in the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as she challenges her arrest and detention, does not moot her habeas corpus petition. The government has criticized the ruling as judicial activism, while Öztürk’s lawyers argue that the case highlights risks to noncitizens whose speech is politically controversial.
Newly unsealed court records show the Trump administration revoked Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Öztürk’s visa and detained her largely because of an op-ed critical of Israel, even as DHS/ICE reportedly found no antisemitic activity or public support for a terrorist organization; a State Department memo later noted no alternative grounds for removability, and a judge ordered her release, highlighting tension between immigration enforcement and First Amendment protections.