US judge halts deportation of Turkish student at Tufts

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Source: Reuters

US judge halts deportation of Turkish student at Tufts

By Nate Raymond and Kanishka Singh
March 29, 2025 3:40 PM UTC Updated ago

Summary
- Rumeysa Ozturk accused of activities supporting Hamas
- Supporters say her detention violates right to free speech
- Trump has pledged to deport foreign pro-Palestinian protesters

BOSTON, March 29 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday temporarily barred the deportation of a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, who voiced support for Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza and was detained by U.S. immigration officials this week.

Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was taken into custody by U.S. immigration authorities near her Massachusetts home on Tuesday, according to a video showing the arrest by masked federal agents. U.S. officials revoked her visa.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has accused Ozturk, without providing evidence, of "engaging in activities in support of Hamas," a group which the U.S. government categorizes as a "foreign terrorist organization."

Oncu Keceli, a spokesperson for Turkey’s foreign ministry, said efforts to secure Ozturk's release continued, adding consular and legal support was being provided by Turkish diplomatic missions in the U.S.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-halts-deportation-turkish-student-tufts-2025-03-29/

[Prairie Gates]

1. Every judge who sees this case can demand that the government produce her forthwith

and return her to Massachusetts and/or free her immediately. These fucking baby steps are ridiculous.

Are these judges fucking stupid or something?

[LA Blue Bengal]

2. I think they're being extremely cautious

so as not to give the Trumpies any loopholes to try and ram through

[OldBaldy1701E]

5. That is not his play.

They want this to work out in favor of the student. That way, he can include this as proof that our current system of government, of judiciary, all of it, is worthless and needs to be replaced.

Welcome our new Oligarchal Overlords!

[AZJonnie]

3. Can they order her visa reinstated?

If they don't have that authority (I don't know either way) then she's being deported, and she won't be freed. However, bringing her back to MA, I'm not sure. Seems I recall there was already an order not to remove her from MA, which was ignored (or came down after she was moved). So apparently , rightly or not, the judiciary can't make ICE bring her back to detention in MA. And I'm not sure what value that would have

Anyways, this whole thing is fucking bullshit

[missingm]

4. Dems need to retaliate

When Dems retake the White House and Congress there need to be swift investigations as to how all of this went down and hold everyone responsible. No more Garland style AG's.

We desperately need to start working on a Project 2029.

[orangecrush]

6. Got that right.

Collaborators and appeasers NEED TO GO.