Newly unsealed court documents reveal that the Trump administration justified the arrest and attempted deportation of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk almost entirely based on an op-ed she co-authored criticizing Israel. DHS officials labeled her commentary as “anti-Israel activism” and claimed it violated Trump-era executive orders on antisemitism, despite her valid student visa. Öztürk spent weeks in detention before being released by a federal judge, and her case highlights a broader pattern of legal migrants and students being targeted for political speech critical of the Israeli government under the Trump administration.
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Court docs reveal Trump admin targeted student for arrest over anti-Israel op-ed Court docs reveal Trump admin targeted student for arrest over anti-Israel op-ed
