Some activists have sought to turn Rümeysa Öztürk’s case into a rallying cry against Israel, turning off some Jews.

Lawyers for a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities have argued that she should be returned to Massachusetts.

Lawyers for a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities have argued that her case should be handled by the federal court in Massachusetts. But U.S. government attorneys said at a court hearing Thursday in Boston that the case should go before an immigration judge.

Ahead of a Boston court hearing scheduled Thursday regarding federal immigration agents' detainment of a Tufts University student, the school called for her release.

Rümeysa Öztürk, the Turkish student detained by immigration officers in Boston last month, was moved across multiple state lines as part of a “highly unusual” and “secretive” attempt to keep her from accessing her attorney or being near her home,

For the first time in Massachusetts, the total cost for one year at college will top $100,000 at several schools.