The Turkish student, Romisa Ozturk, was on her way to meet her friends at a breakfast party after fasting the month of Ramadan with the sunset in the state of Massachusetts in the United States, but she did not attend the gathering, according to her lawyer, Masha Khanabay, but the 30 -year -old was arrested, and immigration officers were trained near her apartment, near the campus of Tatz She was a PhD student, according to Khanabay, to CNN.
The full story of the arrest of a Turkish student in America because of her support for the Palestinian resistance
Ozturk is one of many foreign citizens associated with prestigious American universities, who were arrested during the Trump administration on charges of carrying out alleged activities related to terrorist organizations, including Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian activist, who was detained in his residence at the University of Colombia earlier this month, but in reality the matter related to their support for the Palestinian resistance.
A video clip of the neighborhood surveillance cameras shows six civilian clothes surrounding Uzartk as she was walking alone, and the officers did not show their badges until after being restricted and hands behind her back.
A spokesman for the US Department of Internal Security said in a statement on Wednesday that Ozturk participated in supportive activities of Hamas, and the speaker did not specify what these alleged activities were, and her lawyer told CNN that there were no charges against Ozturk, as Ozturk participated in writing an opinion article in the school newspaper in which she criticized the reaction of the University of Tatz to the pro -Palestinians movement in March 2024.
The university responded to the arrest of Romisa Ozturk
Sunil Kumar, President of the University of Tats, stated in a written statement that the university did not inform the federal authorities on any information before the accident, and that the place of its occurrence is not affiliated with the University of Tatz, and added: Based on what we have been informed later, the student’s visa was canceled, and we are seeking to ensure the validity of this information.
In an updated statement sent late on Wednesday, which included additional guidelines and resources for other international students, the President of the University of Tatsun Sonlle Kumar said he was sharing the Prosecutor of Massachusetts Andrea Joy Campbell her concerns in describing a video of Ozturk’s arrest as worrying.
Kumar added: We realize the extent of fear and anxiety that this situation causes for her and her loved ones and the broader society here in Tafs, especially our international students, our staff and faculty who may feel weak or anxious because of these events.
He said that the university is in contact with the local, state and federal elected officials and hopes that Romisa will have the opportunity to benefit from its rights in due legal procedures.
Surprising arrest was captured by the camera
A video clip of the surveillance cameras, published on Wednesday, and obtained by the Islamic Justice Association from a neighbors, showed six civilian clothes officers approaching Ozturk in an accidental way while it is on its own on the sidewalk.
An officer wearing a hat and cover for the head grabbed her arms, causing Ozturk screaming from fear while another officer took out a hidden badge on a rope and confiscated her mobile phone.
Soon after, all officers covered their mouths and noses with fabric covers, and some were wearing sunglasses, while one of them restricted the hands of Ozturk behind her back.
One minute after the start of the meeting, Ozturk was introduced to a multi -use sports car that was waiting for him and set out away, and the American Immigration and Customs Department did not respond to the CNN request to comment on the Ozturk case.
The use of facial covers is identical to the arrest of a colleague of Georgetown University Bada Khan, a Syrian, whose lawyer, Nermin Arsto, told CNN that the officers who arrested Khan Suri were waving weapons.
Arsto added from a Syrian: The agents of the Immigration and Customs Department came at night, and they captured him, took him from his wife and children, and took him to an unknown location before he was transferred to a detention facility belonging to the Immigration and Customs Department in Louisiana, away from his family and lawyer.
Done in Louisiana
After being held on Tuesday, Ozturk’s lawyer submitted a petition to the Boston Partial Court of District, challenging the legality of her detention and asking not to be transferred outside the Massachusetts region.
The provincial judge, Endira Talwani, who is designated by Obama, wrote on Tuesday in an order obtained by the WHDH network of CNN: Ozturk may not be transferred outside the Massachusetts Province without prior notification of the transport, and Talwani ordered the government to respond to Ozturk contact by Friday.
However, a spokesman for the Ministry of Internal Security said on Wednesday that it was transferred to the Immigration and Customs Treatment Center in the center of Louisiana, Basil.
Who is Romisa Ozturk?
Romisa Ozturk enrolled in a doctoral program at the University of Tatst with a valid F-1 visa, which allows international students to continue full-time academic studies, and Ozturk is the third international student to be transferred to Louisiana after being detention by federal officers, while Khalil and his colleague at George Town University, Badr Khan Suri, was transferred to a management center American immigration and customs in Gina, as in all other immigration issues related to international students and activists who expressed their dissatisfaction with atrocities in Palestine, the government gives misleading accusations without providing any evidence.
