#DHS detains grad student who advocated for #Palestine and the "humanity of all people"

#RumeysaOzturk, a student at #TuftsUniversity, drew the attention of a pro-Israel group for co-authoring an op-ed

By Charles R. Davis
Published March 26, 2025 10:01AM Updated March 26, 2025 5:27PM (EDT)

"The Trump administration has detained a Tufts University graduate student exactly one year after she coauthored a plea for 'the equal dignity and #humanity of all people,' including Palestinians.

"Rumeysa Ozturk, a native of Turkey, was 'ambushed' late Tuesday outside her apartment, according to a statement that her attorney provided to The Boston Globe. Neighbors had seen agents in #UnmarkedCars monitoring her apartment for two days prior to the arrest, the outlet reported.

"'Her arrest comes after the #ProIsrael group #CanaryMission flagged Ozturk for having 'engaged in anti-Israel activism in March 2024.'"

Read more:
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/26/dhs-detains-grad-student-advocated-for-palestine-and-the-humanity-of-all-people/
#BostonMA #Orwellian #Authoritarianism #CharacteristicsOfFascism

https://www.aclu-or.org/en/press-releases/aclu-oregon-denounces-unlawful-actions-militarized-federal-agents-portland

For anyone who thinks the U.S. won't be in danger if #DonCheeto gets a second shot, might want to look at the many things which happened under the Trump admin, including the following:

#ACLU #PDX #Portland #OR #Oregon #MilitarisedFederalAgents #USAShitShow
July 2020

#UnmarkedCars #ACAB #NoTrumpNoKKKNoFascistUSA #Election2024