The U.S. Department of Homeland Security accused Ozturk, a Turkish national, of "activities in support of Hamas."

After being picked up in Massachusetts, Rumeysa Ozturk was moved to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government wants to argue its case to deport her.

The case to free a Tufts PhD student and vocally pro-Palestine Turkish national after she was detained last week took a step forward in court Thursday, with the defense and government contesting

A Tufts University student from Turkey, who was arrested last week in Massachusetts by U.S. immigration officials after advocating for Palestinians amid Israel's war in Gaza, said on Thursday that she would not be deterred.

Ozturk was suddenly arrested by plainclothes federal agents Tuesday in an incident captured by a surveillance camera.

Tufts University is seeking the release of international graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was taken into custody by federal agents.

Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national, was detained by federal immigration authorities late Tuesday, according to her attorney and activists.

A federal judge in Massachusetts says a Tufts University doctoral student who was detained this week can’t be deported to Turkey without a court order.