Lawyers for a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities have argued that her case should be handled by the federal court in Massachusetts.

After being picked up in Massachusetts, Rumeysa Ozturk was moved to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government wants to argue its case to deport her.

A Tufts University student from Turkey, who was arrested last week in Massachusetts by U.S. immigration officials after advocating for Palestinians amid Israel's war in Gaza, said on Thursday that she would not be deterred.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security accused Ozturk, a Turkish national, of "activities in support of Hamas."

Friends of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested in Somerville last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, are speaking out.

Rumeysa Ozturk, who is from Turkey and in the United States on a student visa, was taken to a detention center in Louisiana.

Tufts University is seeking the release of international graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was taken into custody by federal agents.

Ozturk was suddenly arrested by plainclothes federal agents Tuesday in an incident captured by a surveillance camera.

The Tufts University PhD student who was detained by detained by immigration authorities last week and rushed out of Massachusetts released her first statement on Thursday.