A federal judge says a Tufts University student who was arrested by customs authorities this week cannot be deported without a court order.
A district judge in Boston issued the ruling on Friday and ordered the U.S. government to respond to her lawyers' claims.
Rümeysa Öztürk is a 30-year-old Fulbright scholar and doctoral student from Turkey who was studying in the U.S. with a visa.
The Department of Homeland Security says Öztürk's visa was terminated and accused her of engaging in activities in support of Hamas.
She's currently being held at an ICE facility in Louisiana.
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