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Truthout: Pressley: Tufts's Ozturk Is a "Political Prisoner" Who Was "Kidnapped" By ICE
Truthout - Pressley: Tufts’s Ozturk Is a “Political Prisoner” Who Was “Kidnapped” By ICE
Ozturk has been brought to an immigration jail in Louisiana where there is “rampant abuse,” rights advocates say.
By Sharon Zhang , Truthout
Published March 27, 2025
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts) is demanding the release of her constituent, Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after the PhD candidate was “kidnapped in plain sight” on Tuesday and locked away in a horrific immigration jail in Louisiana.
“Rumeysa Ozturk was kidnapped in plain sight and sent to Louisiana,” said Pressley on social media. “She’s a peaceful protestor, grad student, and my constituent who has a right to free speech and due process. Now she’s a political prisoner. Free her now.”
In another post, Pressley added that the abduction is a “horrifying violation” of Ozturk’s constitutional rights.
“She must be immediately released. And we won’t stand by while the Trump Administration continues to abduct students with legal status and attack our fundamental freedoms,” the lawmaker said.
Thousands in the Boston area protested in solidarity with Ozturk on Wednesday. The Turkish student, who was here on an F-1 student visa that immigration officials have reportedly revoked, was on her way to break her fast for Ramadan on Monday when a group of six ICE agents accosted her and forced her into an unmarked car.
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Ozturk has been brought to an immigration jail in Louisiana where there is “rampant abuse,” rights advocates say.
By Sharon Zhang , Truthout
Published March 27, 2025
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts) is demanding the release of her constituent, Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after the PhD candidate was “kidnapped in plain sight” on Tuesday and locked away in a horrific immigration jail in Louisiana.
“Rumeysa Ozturk was kidnapped in plain sight and sent to Louisiana,” said Pressley on social media. “She’s a peaceful protestor, grad student, and my constituent who has a right to free speech and due process. Now she’s a political prisoner. Free her now.”
In another post, Pressley added that the abduction is a “horrifying violation” of Ozturk’s constitutional rights.
“She must be immediately released. And we won’t stand by while the Trump Administration continues to abduct students with legal status and attack our fundamental freedoms,” the lawmaker said.
Thousands in the Boston area protested in solidarity with Ozturk on Wednesday. The Turkish student, who was here on an F-1 student visa that immigration officials have reportedly revoked, was on her way to break her fast for Ramadan on Monday when a group of six ICE agents accosted her and forced her into an unmarked car.
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