Overview
- U.S. District Judge Denise Casper ordered restoration of Rümeysa Öztürk’s SEVIS record this week, enabling her to resume paid on‑campus work at Tufts.
- The administration is still pursuing her removal months after her court‑ordered release, and officials have not presented new evidence since May.
- Judge William K. Sessions III previously found there was no basis for her arrest, concluding she was detained solely for co‑authoring a critical op‑ed.
- Court testimony detailed an HSI rapid‑response “tiger team” that reviewed hundreds of cases and pulled names from Canary Mission’s activist listings.
- A Boston Globe analysis highlights how the Laken Riley Act’s mandatory detention rules have driven a detention surge and created new hurdles for international students.