Judge Rejects Detention of Rümeysa Öztürk Deportation

An immigration judge has rejected the Trump administration's efforts to deport Detention of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University PhD student. Ozturk was arrested last year after the United States===United States Department of State revoked her student visa, citing an editorial she co-authored criticizing Tufts University's response to Israel's war in Gaza. Immigration Judge Roopal Patel concluded that the United States===United States Department of Homeland Security had not met its burden of proving Ozturk was removable, terminating the proceedings against her. This decision is seen as a victory for free speech rights, particularly for non-citizen academics in the United States. The United States===United States Department of Homeland Security has condemned the ruling as 'judicial activism' and the administration may challenge it before the Board of Immigration Appeals.