The Office of the President sent a declaration signed by University President Sunil Kumar in support of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, in an email to the Tufts community on April 2. Executed ...

A student from Tufts University is detailing how she was detained by ICE in last month and said she feared for her life.

In court documents filed on Ozturk's behalf, Tufts University President Sunil Kumar asked for the Turkish student's release without delay so she can return to complete her studies and finish her ...

On Tuesday evening, the student was on her way to meet friends for an iftar dinner in Somerville, Massachusetts, when she was accosted by masked immigration officials, physically detained, and arreste ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk in Somerville, Massachusetts, ...

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson says that Rumeysa Ozturk 'engaged in activities in support of Hamas' while her ...

The Tufts University graduate student detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Somerville, Massachusetts, this week is now being held in Louisiana, according to a statement from ...

University officials called for the Turkish doctoral student's “release without delay,” according to court documents filed Wednesday.

An international student at Tufts University has reportedly been taken into custody by federal agents on Tuesday evening after reportedly being ambushed by ICE agents ...

Sunil Kumar who became Tufts’ 14th president in 2023, is the first person of color to hold the office. He addressed Ozturk’s apprehension, emphasizing the university’s lack of prior ...

Ahead of a Boston court hearing scheduled Thursday regarding federal immigration agents' detainment of a Tufts University ...

Tufts University president Sunil Kumar said in a statement the university “had no pre-knowledge” of the arrest and did not share information with authorities. He added that the location of the ...