"Öztürk garnered national attention for being one of the first students swept up in the Trump administration's attack on international students who had expressed pro-Palestinian beliefs; she had co-authored an op-ed in the student newspaper calling on Tufts to condemn Israel's attacks on Gaza. Though she was released from detention in May, her status in the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System, a digital records system of international student information, was not restored, preventing her from teaching or engaging in research for months."
"Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University Ph.D. student from Turkey who was arrested by immigration officials earlier this year, is returning to teaching and research months after her release from detention, multiple sources reported. U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper granted Öztürk's request for a preliminary injunction restoring her SEVIS status on Monday. The judge agreed that the termination of her records had caused "irreparable harm" by preventing her from accessing employment, professional development and doctoral training in the last year of her Ph.D. program."
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University Ph.D. student from Turkey, was arrested by immigration officials earlier this year and released from detention in May. She co-authored an op-ed calling on Tufts to condemn Israel's attacks on Gaza and was identified among international students targeted over pro-Palestinian beliefs. Her SEVIS record was terminated and not restored, which prevented her from teaching or engaging in research for months. U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper granted a preliminary injunction restoring her SEVIS status. The judge found that the termination caused irreparable harm by blocking employment, professional development and doctoral training during her final Ph.D. year. Öztürk is returning to teaching and research.
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