Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk freed from immigration detention

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was ordered released by a federal judge in Vermont in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.

May 10, 2025 - 02:31
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Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk freed from immigration detention
Rümeysa Öztürk (center) after being released from ICE custody Friday evening. Accompanied by Nora Ahmed, legal director of the ACLU of Louisiana (left) and  Öztürk

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was ordered released by a federal judge in Vermont in the latest setback for the Trump administration's effort to deport noncitizen activists it accuses of antisemitism.

(Image credit: courtesy of Öztürk's legal team)