According to ABC, a Tufts University graduate student, here legally on an F-1 visa, was surrounded by masked individuals who later identified themselves as “police”, was taken away in an unmarked vehicle, allegedly for making statements in support of Palestinians.
No charges have been filed against Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish National, to date that we are aware of. I filed a habeas petition requesting that she not be moved out of the District of MA which was granted by Judge [Indira] Talwani last night,” according to her lawyer.
“In a statement to ABC News, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said: “Rumeysa Ozturk is a Turkish national and Tufts University graduate student, granted the privilege to be in this country on a visa. DHS and ICE investigations found Ozturk engaged in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans. A visa is a privilege not a right. Glorifying and supporting terrorists who kill Americans is grounds for visa issuance to be terminated. This is commonsense security.”
