Judge orders Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk’s release from ICE detention

Published May 9, 2025 4:15pm ET



A federal judge ruled Friday that Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk must be released from detention as her immigration proceedings continue in court.

Ozturk was detained by federal authorities in March by officers in plainclothes after her student visa was revoked by the Trump administration, which accused her of supporting the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas. In court filings, the Department of Homeland Security pointed to an op-ed she co-wrote calling on Tufts to divest from companies tied to Israel and accusing Israel of committing “genocide” in its war against Hamas.

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