US EditionJudge orders release of Tufts University doctoral student from ICE custody
- On May 9, 2025, Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, was freed from ICE custody in Vermont following a decision by U.S. District Judge William Sessions.
- Ozturk was held for more than six weeks after her student visa was canceled, a decision linked to an op-ed she co-authored that challenged her university’s handling of issues related to Israel’s conflict in Gaza, prompting debates about non-citizens’ First Amendment protections.
- She experienced twelve asthma attacks during detention, including a severe one at Atlanta airport, while legal arguments emphasized lack of evidence justifying her arrest beyond the op-ed.
- Judge Sessions stated Ozturk is not a danger or flight risk and highlighted serious constitutional issues, noting the government provided no evidence beyond her protected speech.
- Ozturk's release enables her to resume studies but immigration proceedings continue, while the case underscores debates on free speech and immigration policy affecting political activists.
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Turkish student Rümeysa Öztürk leaves Louisiana's immigration detention centre
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Judge orders bail for Tufts University pro-Palestinian student detained by ICE – CLG News
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A Tufts University student from Turkey was released from a Louisiana immigration detention center Friday, more than six weeks after she was arrested walking on the street of a Boston suburb.
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