There Was Nothing Wrong With This ICE Arrest in Massachusetts
Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk had her green card revoked. The Tufts University student was detained by federal agents in Massachusetts, sparking some strong reactions on social media. Ozturk reportedly was engaging in activities in support of radical Islamic terrorism (via CBS News):
When this video was first texted to me, I assumed it was from Iran.
The way she screams, she was wearing a hijab, and the way the law enforcement approached her it looked no different from the way Islamic Republic authorities
arrest women.It's from Massachusetts, of course.… pic.twitter.com/9g0rrUuWcG
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 27, 2025
A Tufts University international graduate student was taken into custody by federal authorities in Massachusetts Tuesday evening. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk “engaged in activities in support of Hamas,” but did not provide details about her alleged activities.
A DHS spokesperson told CBS News on Wednesday that she is being held at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in central Louisiana.
In an email to campus, Tufts University President Sunil Kumar said Ozturk was apprehended “outside an off-campus apartment building in Somerville.”
In a follow-up letter Wednesday night, school officials also confirmed that Ozturk was being detained in Louisiana. The school disclosed that Ozturk was arrested while on her way to a Ramadan iftar dinner.
“We stand with our Muslim students, especially during their observance of Ramadan, as we recognize that Rumeysa was on her way to an Iftar gathering with friends at the Interfaith Center when she was detained,” school officials said in the letter.
Rumesya Ozturk is a Turkish national & Tufts University graduate student, granted the privilege to be in this country on a visa.
DHS + ICE investigations found Ozturk engaged in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of… pic.twitter.com/3sBE6yO8db
— Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) March 26, 2025
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