Rep. Pressley’s Statement on Arrest of Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk

BOSTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested and detained Rumeysa Ozturk, an international student with legal status in a graduate program at Tufts University. “This is a horrifying violation of Rumeysa’s constitutional rights to due process and free speech. She must be immediately released,” said Rep. Pressley . “And we won’t stand by while the Trump Administration continues to abduct students with legal status and attack our fundamental freedoms.” Yesterday, Rep. Pressley issued a statement following reports of ICE activity in Boston and other municipalities in Massachusetts. ###