Rumeysa Ozturk
Coverage of Rumeysa Ozturk in the Nexus archive.
- Scholar Rumeysa Ozturk returns to Turkiye following Trump deportation push
Rumeysa Ozturk, a scholar, returned to Turkiye after the Trump administration's deportation push. She cited avoiding 'state-imposed violence and hostility' under Trump as the reason for her decision.
- Turkish grad student who co-authored anti-Israel op-ed at Tufts self-deports after legal battle with DHS
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish Tufts University medical graduate student, self-deported to Turkey after the Trump administration revoked her F-1 visa and detained her for allegedly supporting Hamas. Her legal battle with DHS followed her co-authorship of an anti-Israel op-ed in Tufts Daily, which criticized Israel's actions in Palestine and prompted visa crackdowns by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Turkish grad student who co-authored anti-Israel op-ed at Tufts self-deports after legal battle with DHS
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish Tufts University medical graduate student, self-deported to Turkey after a legal battle with the Trump administration over her F-1 student visa, which was revoked following her co-authorship of an anti-Israel op-ed. The Trump administration accused her of supporting Hamas, while a federal judge had previously blocked similar deportations of pro-Palestinian activists.