US EditionImmigrant doctoral student detained in Trump crackdown after criticizing Israel
- On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 30-year-old Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, was detained by federal officers in a Boston suburb while walking down the street.
- The detention of Ozturk, who is Muslim and was on her way to meet friends for iftar, occurred amidst the Trump administration's broader crackdown on immigrants expressing political views, particularly those supporting Palestinian causes.
- Ozturk's only known activism, according to friends and colleagues, was co-authoring an op-ed in The Tufts Daily last March criticizing the university's response to student demands, including that Tufts acknowledge the Palestinian genocide and divest from companies with ties to Israel.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the Trump administration revoked at least 300 visas, including Ozturk's, saying, "We gave you a visa to come and study and get a degree, not to become a social activist, to tear up our university campuses," while a senior Department of Homeland Security spokesperson claimed an investigation found Ozturk engaged in activities supporting Hamas.
- Following her detention and swift transfer to an ICE detention center in Louisiana, Ozturk's lawyer filed a petition, resulting in a judge ordering that she be kept in Massachusetts, and the government stating it will set forth the timeline of Ozturk's arrest and transfer, with a U.S. District judge giving the government until Friday to explain the detention.
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Supporters of Palestinian causes with ties to American universities have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.
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