Starting Monday, legal immigrants may now be denied permanent residency based on their perceived likelihood of using public welfare.

Thousands rallied Saturday at the Boston Common to oppose President Donald Trump's immigration policies after hearing emotional stories of migrant children being torn from their families at the United States-Mexico border. The rally, titled the "Rally Against Family Separation," was the Boston branch of a nationwide movement. Boston marchers were met with opposition from members of the Boston Free Speech organization. The counterprotesters were surrounded by police for their protection and escorted out of the Common.

Supported by large donations from high-profile donors, The Daily Free Press, Boston University’s independent student newspaper, raised more than $70,000 in about two days to allow the paper to continue...