Judge Orders Immediate Release of Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts Student Detained by ICE

Liz Crampton and Kyle Cheney | Politico | May 9, 2025

A Tufts University student was released from jail after a federal judge ruled the government had provided no evidence for her imprisonment other than that she co-authored an anti-Israel op-ed. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked the visa of the Turkish national, arguing she threatened American foreign policy interests. Judge William Sessions III stated that her detention in Louisiana violated her First Amendment rights. The case will continue in immigration court.