Tufts University student targeted by Trump administration completes PhD
Summary
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University student whose visa was revoked by the Trump administration after she co-wrote a pro-Palestinian article, has completed her PhD and returned to Turkey. After legal battles over her immigration status, a settlement was reached allowing her to leave the US without interference and reinstating her student status.Key Facts
- Öztürk co-wrote a pro-Palestinian op-ed at Tufts University in March 2024.
- The Trump administration revoked her visa in response, accusing her of antisemitism without evidence.
- She was arrested in March 2025 by ICE agents and placed in deportation proceedings.
- Öztürk spent time in a detention center in Louisiana amid ongoing court cases.
- A recent settlement dismissed her immigration case and restored her international student status.
- She has now completed her PhD in child study and human development.
- Öztürk returned to her home country, Turkey, to continue her academic career.
- An immigration judge had ruled there was no basis for her deportation; that judge was later fired.
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