Overview

• A State Department memo presented in the Boston bench trial found no evidence that Tufts PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk engaged in antisemitic behavior yet her visa was revoked.
• John Armstrong testified that he based Öztürk’s visa revocation on her participation in protests against Tufts’ relationship with Israel and her alleged ties to Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine.
• Officials disclosed more than a dozen White House–State Department meetings on student visa policy, including briefings with Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.
• Internal action memos warned that using the Immigration and Nationality Act’s rare visa‐stripping authority could be legally vulnerable as it might punish protected political speech.
• Judge William Young indicated that lawfully present noncitizen visa holders likely have First Amendment protections and scheduled closing arguments to begin Monday.