25.04.2025 14:31
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke about the detention of Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, who was taken into custody while on her way to an iftar dinner on March 25. Trump stated that he was "unaware" of Öztürk's situation and mentioned that he could request the Department of Justice to share the evidence it has with the public.
U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the detention of Tufts University doctoral student Rumeysa Öztürk while she was on her way to an iftar dinner on March 25 in an interview with Time Magazine.
WILL REQUEST EVIDENCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Trump, who stated that he was "unaware" of Öztürk's situation, mentioned that he could ask the Department of Justice to share the evidence it has with the public. Trump emphasized that it was important to present evidence in such cases, saying, "It doesn't pose a problem for me."
WHAT HAPPENED?
Rumeysa Öztürk, a doctoral student at Tufts University in Massachusetts, was detained on the evening of March 25 by six ICE agents with masked faces while she was on her way to iftar with her friends, and was taken to a detention center in Vermont and then Louisiana within 24 hours.
Massachusetts District Judge Denise Casper issued a stay on the deportation order for Turkish student Öztürk upon an urgent application from her lawyers, stating in a report prepared on April 4 that it was appropriate for Öztürk, who was held in Louisiana, to be tried in Vermont.
Casper justified her decision by showing that Öztürk's lawyers had submitted a petition to the court on the night of March 25, indicating that the Turkish student was being held by ICE agents in Vermont and had not yet been transferred to Louisiana. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Öztürk's student visa had been revoked and that she would be deported.