The U.S. Department of Homeland Security accused Ozturk, a Turkish national, of "activities in support of Hamas."

Friends of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested in Somerville last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, are speaking out.

The Tufts University student who was detained and briefly held in Vermont had a hearing scheduled with a judge in Burlington later this afternoon. A federal judge moved Rumeysa Ozturk's case to Vermont on Friday.