Court Blocks Deportation of Tufts Student Rümeysa Öztürk

A U.S. immigration court has terminated the deportation proceedings against Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University Ph.D. student and pro-Palestinian activist, finding the government failed to prove grounds for her removal. Öztürk was detained in March and released in May, and she has since been challenging her arrest. Her lawyers argue the Trump administration misused immigration laws to silence dissent regarding Israel. A DHS spokesperson criticized the ruling, labeling Öztürk a “terrorist sympathizer.”

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