Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University student who was detained by ICE in Somerville, is back home in Turkey.

BOSTON (WHDH) - A Tufts University graduate who was detained by ICE in Somerville last year said Friday that she is returning to Turkey, citing “hostility” she has experienced in the United States.

Students returned to campus in the fall 2022 semester without COVID-19 as a major concern for most community members. Mask mandates were nixed, and testing requirements abandoned as students were able ...

The former Tufts University graduate student detained by federal immigration authorities for co-writing an opinion piece related to Palestine has returned to Turkey and says she has reached a ...

FILE PHOTO: Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, of Turkey, speaks at a press conference at Boston Logan International Airport after she was released on a judge's order after spending over six ...

Rumeysa Ozturk reached settlement with US government She was arrested in Massachusetts and had her visa revoked Only reason given was her Pro-Palestinian newspaper op-ed Trump administration says it ...

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University medical graduate student from Turkey whose charges were dropped after DHS detained her for allegedly "[engaging] in activities in support of Hamas," has ...

Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last year, has completed her Ph.D. program and is returning to her home country of Turkey, ...

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