Graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by ICE agents on March 25 in Somerville, Massachusetts. Screenshot of surveillance footage via CNN
In the 10 days since Tufts University PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, her lawyers say their client has had three asthma attacks. During that time, according to three Democratic legislators and Öztürk’s lawyers, ICE has not provided the student her inhaler or other medication as required by law. (ICE did not return a request for comment.)
Like other students detained on suspicion of involvement in pro-Palestine activity, Öztürk has not been charged with or accused of any crime. Instead, Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary of public affairs,