ICE agents took Turkish Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk into custody near Tufts, revoked her visa and moved her to a detention center in Louisiana last week.

University students, staff describe Ozturk as 'valued member of the community, dedicated to her academic pursuits'

Friends of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested in Somerville last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, are speaking out.

Catch up quick: Masked ICE agents arrested Ozturk, a doctoral candidate from Turkey, in broad daylight in Somerville last week, and she was shuttled through multiple states that night.

Friends of Rumeysa Ozturk, who was detained by immigration enforcement officers, described her as an aspiring children's book author and dedicated student.

The Trump administration has set off a firestorm by revoking the visas of international U.S. college students involved in campus protests.

Days after Ozturk’s arrest, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that the U.S. had revoked her student visa, linking her case to the administration’s ongoing crackdown on student activism and implying she is a protester.

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

Readers express concern and fear about attacks on constitutional rights as questions swirl around the arrest and detention of a Tufts graduate student.