Judge Orders Release of Rümeysa Öztürk, Tuft Student Detained by ICE

About Judge Orders Release of Rümeysa Öztürk, Tuft Student Detained by ICE

A federal judge on Friday ordered the immediate release of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish Ph.D. student at Tufts University who had been held for six weeks in an immigration detention center, ruling that her arrest and continued confinement were unlawful and raised serious constitutional concerns.

Duration

54 sec

Released

2025