Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her
The Hindu
Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk detained by DHS, sparking protests and calls for release.
A Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation, her lawyer said Wednesday (March 26, 2025).
Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) night when she was stopped, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai said in a petition filed in Boston federal court.
Video obtained by The Associated Press appears to show six people, their faces covered, taking away Ms. Ozturk’s phone as she yells and is handcuffed.
“We’re the police,” members of the group are heard saying in the video.
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A man is heard asking, “Why are you hiding your faces?”
Khanbabai said Ozturk, who is Muslim, was meeting friends for iftar, a meal that breaks a fast at sunset during Ramadan.
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