Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk celebrated a win after a federal judge ordered the restoration her federal student immigration record, allowing her to work and research as part of her studies.

“Here in the US, it is truly sad how much valuable knowledge is currently being lost due to the widespread fear of punishment within the academic community,” Öztürk said in a statement shared by the ACLU, which is representing her. “I hope one day we can create a world where everyone uses education to learn, connect, civically engage and benefit others — rather than criminalize and punish those whose opinions differ from our own.”

Öztürk was detained in March on the streets of Somerville and was rapidly transferred out of Massachusetts to Louisiana. She was held in detention for

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