Detention of Rümeysa Öztürk
2025 arrest in Massachusetts
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Rumeysa Ozturk (1) · Tufts University (1) · ICE (1) · deportation (1) · immigration judge (1) · pro-Palestinian (1) · student visa (1)
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On March 25, 2025, following the revocation of her F-1 student visa, 30-year-old Turkish national and Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk was arrested by six masked plainclothes agents from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Somerville, Massachusetts, before eventually being held in the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
Öztürk's arrest sparked condemnation from elected officials and others. Some accused the Trump administration of targeting students for their political views without due process, while others called it a violation of civil liberties.
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