On March 26, 2025, Rümeisa Öztürk, a Tufts doctoral student and Turkish citizen, was forcibly abducted by masked individuals in plain clothes, falsely claiming to be police. This act of state terror resulted in her detention at an ICE facility in Louisiana. Öztürk's only 'crime' was advocating for her university to divest from companies connected to Israel due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The incident raises alarming questions about civil liberties and the suppression of dissenting voices in America, prompting widespread public outrage and scrutiny of governmental actions.
This was not 'law enforcement.' It was a political kidnapping, an act of state terror. It mirrored, in form and intent, the very tactics the Gestapo used.
Rümeisa Öztürk's only 'crime' was protesting Israel's brutal war on Gaza... urging Tufts to 'divest from companies with direct or indirect ties to Israel.'
ICE's violation of her right to free speech should send a chill down the spine of anyone who believes in democracy.
Only after public outrage and press scrutiny did the Department of Homeland Security issue a statement... accusing Öztürk of supporting Hamas.
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