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March 28, 2025

Marco Rubio Says Rumeysa Ozturk Is One of "More Than 300" Visa Holders Targeted by Trump
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed he revoked the visa of Rumeysa
Ozturk, a Tufts Ph. D. student who was abducted on the streets of
Somerville, Massachusetts, this week by plainclothes federal agents.
Ozturk was targeted for writing a student op-ed about Tufts's response
to Gaza solidarity protests. Rubio told reporters her case is part of a
much larger scheme.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio: "It might be more than 300 at this
point. We do it every day. Every time I find one of these lunatics, I
take away their visa."

Hümeyra Pamuk: "You're saying it could be more than 300 people?"

Secretary of State Marco Rubio: "Sure, I hope. I mean, at some point, I
hope we run out because we've gotten rid of all of them. But we're
looking every day for these lunatics that are tearing things up. And by
the way, we want to get rid of gang members, too."



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