Tufts Student Detained by ICE Over Alleged Hamas Support
New York PostMarch 28, 20251 min14,189 views
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- 🎯 A Tufts University Ph.D. student from Turkey, Rumeysa Ozturk, was detained by ICE after her student visa was terminated.
- ⚡ The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) cited alleged "activities in support of Hamas" as the reason for the visa termination.
- 🚶 Ozturk was apprehended on a Boston street as she was leaving her apartment for dinner.
- 📱 Video footage shows plainclothes agents surrounding her, confiscating her phone, and handcuffing her.
Context of the Arrest
- 🏛️ The Trump administration has been reportedly targeting foreign students involved in anti-Israel campus protests.
- 📄 DHS confirmed Ozturk's visa termination but has not publicly released specific evidence of her alleged support for Hamas.
- 📧 Tufts President Sunnil Kumar acknowledged Ozturk's detention and visa termination in an email to the school community.
Legal and Activist Response
- ⚖️ Ozturk's attorney has filed a petition for her release.
- ✊ Activists in Massachusetts are organizing rallies to protest the arrest.
- 🔗 Ozturk's case follows the recent detention of Mammud Khalil, another foreign national previously associated with Columbia University, for involvement in anti-Israel protests, as part of a broader deportation initiative.
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