Washington, March 29 -- The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said that the visa of Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk has been revoked due to her engagement in activities beyond the scope of her student visa.

While addressing a joint news conference with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali in Georgetown, Guyana, Rubio said, "We revoked her visa...We gave you a visa to come and study and get a degree, not to become a social activist that tears up our university campuses."

Rubio emphasised that the US expects international students to adhere to the terms of their visas. "If we've given you a visa and then you decide to do that, we're going to take it away," he stated.

On Tuesday, an international student in a graduate program at Tufts Universit...