Released in the US, Ozturk returned to Massachusetts, where he lives.

Öztürk, who spent the night in Louisiana with his lawyers on the day he was released on bail, took the first flight to Boston's Logan Airport.

Among those who welcomed Öztürk, who entered the airport with his attorney Mafsa Khanbabai, a member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), were Turkish Consul General in Boston Halime Didem Buner and Education Attaché İbrahim Sığın.

Consul General Buner had a brief chat with Öztürk in the entrance hall and conveyed his get well wishes on behalf of Türkiye.

Öztürk stated that he is fine and thanked everyone who supported him during this process.

Additionally, some American local administrators, civil society representatives and some Turkish citizens in Massachusetts welcomed Öztürk and wished him a speedy recovery.

Öztürk, accompanied by police protection, his lawyer and close friends, was taken to a previously prepared rest room for him inside the airport.

Öztürk's detention

Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish student studying for her doctorate at Tufts University in Massachusetts, was detained by six masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on her way to iftar with her friends on the evening of March 25.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Öztürk's student visa was canceled and he would be deported.

Rubio stated that more than 300 foreign students, whom he described as "Hamas supporters" and "crazy people" (anti-Israel), had their visas revoked.

US federal judge Denise Casper issued a stay of deportation order against the Turkish student Öztürk, who was detained by ICE officers.

Tufts University, where Rümeysa Öztürk received her doctorate, also demanded the release of its students, with President Sunil Kumar telling the court that Öztürk's arrest had "paralyzed the school's international community" and that they were now concerned about the school's security.

US Vermont Federal District Judge William Sessions had ruled that Öztürk be released on bail.