The Department of Homeland Security detained a Turkish Tufts University student Tuesday for allegedly engaging in “activities in support of Hamas.”

Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was stopped on the street by DHS agents in plain clothes, and her arrest was captured on a street security camera.

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Ozturk is one of several students whose visa has been revoked by the Trump administration over anti-Israel activities. The first was Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, who participated in several anti-Israel protests in which Hamas propaganda was distributed. Another student DHS has tried to deport, South Korean Yunseo Chung, filed a lawsuit against the administration after her visa was revoked.

“DHS + ICE investigations found Ozturk engaged in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X. “A visa is a privilege not a right. Glorifying and supporting terrorists who kill Americans is grounds for visa issuance to be terminated. This is commonsense security.”

Tufts University President Sunil Kumar responded to the arrest in a statement.

“The university had no pre-knowledge of this incident and did not share any information with federal authorities prior to the event, and the location where this took place is not affiliated with Tufts University,” Kumar wrote. “The university has no additional information at this time about the cause or circumstances of the student’s apprehension and is attempting to learn more about the incident. Following university protocol, the Office of University Counsel will assist in connecting the student to external legal resources should the individual request our assistance.”

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Ozturk published an opinion piece a year ago in the student newspaper Tufts Daily, calling on school officials to “acknowledge the Palestinian genocide.” She was one of four co-authors.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended decisions to detain visa holders, reminding them that they are “visitors” and “don’t have a right to be in the United States.” Rubio confirmed that visas would not be granted to a person who is forthcoming about their views that are counter to U.S. foreign policy interests.