Rumeysa Ozturk Speaks After Six Weeks in Immigration Detention

Release and Gratitude

• 🙏 Rumeysa Ozturk expresses gratitude for the support and love she received during her 45 days of detention.
• 🎓 She is excited to return to her doctoral studies, community, friends, professors, and students at Tufts University.

Experience in Detention

• ⚖️ Ozturk highlights the loss of her freedom and education during a critical period for her doctoral research.
• 🇺🇸 She came to the United States to pursue graduate studies, learn, grow as a scholar, and contribute to development fields.
• 🏛️ She states her belief in the American system of justice and the values of democracy.

Support System

• 💌 Her advisor sent her dissertation proposal to prison, and her roommates read her books over the phone.
• 🧑‍🏫 Professors and students sent numerous letters of support, comfort, and love.

Broader Call to Action

• ⚠️ Ozturk urges the public not to forget the women in immigration detention systems.
• 😥 She expresses being tired of witnessing preventable cries and pain within these systems.