Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national with a valid student visa, was arrested Tuesday on her way to meet up with friends to break her Ramadan fast, her lawyer said.

After ICE arrest, friends, colleagues, former professors, and family said that the US government has misrepresented Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk's actions and her character.

A University of Alabama student was detained by immigration officials and held in a rural Alabama jail this week. Court records Thursday showed that Alireza Doroudi, a mechanical engineering doctoral student originally from Iran, was being held at the Pickens County Jail in Alabama.

In their statement, the university stated they had no prior knowledge of the incident and did not share any information with federal authorities before it happened.

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national legally in the U.S. with a F-1 visa, was arrested by ICE agents near her home as she was on her way to meet friends to break her Ramadan fast, her attorney, Mahsa Khanbabai, told USA TODAY on Wednesday.

Senator Warren is demanding answers about Rumeysa Ozturk's “disturbing” arrest and detainment by ICE officials.

Tufts said it was told the student's visa status had been terminated, and the university is now working to confirm that information.

GSO passed a resolution at its Wednesday meeting to censure Graduate School Dean Peter Vanable for abuse of power and unprofessional conduct.

Federal immigration agents have detained a University of Alabama doctoral student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records.