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Former Tufts student detained over pro-Palestinian op-ed self-deports as part of Trump admin deal
The settlement ends her immigration case and lets her return home after 45 days in ICE custody, according to the ACLU.
- On Friday, Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk returned to Turkey following a settlement with the U.S. government that resolved her long-standing immigration case.
- Immigration authorities detained Ozturk last year for six weeks after revoking her student visa, which her legal team claimed was retaliation for an op-ed she co-authored in The Tufts Daily advocating for Palestinian rights.
- The settlement followed the administration's firing of Immigration Judge Roopal Patel, who had previously blocked the government's deportation efforts against the scholar, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
- Under the agreement, the government acknowledged Ozturk maintained lawful status throughout her stay, and both parties jointly moved to dismiss pending immigration proceedings.
- Ozturk said she was returning home "on my own timeline," expressing pride in completing her PhD in child study and human development despite the "time stolen" from her.
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Tufts student detained by ICE returns to Turkey
Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student that was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last year, has completed her Ph.D. program and is returning to her home country of Turkey, her lawyers announced on Friday. Öztürk was detained by ICE in 2025 after she co-authored an opinion piece for the student newspaper criticizing her school’s response to…
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Turkish grad student who co-authored anti-Israel op-ed at Tufts self-deports after legal battle with DHS
Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts graduate student detained by ICE for allegedly supporting Hamas, has self-deported to Turkey, sources say. Her charges were previously dropped.
·New York, United States
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