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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston University International Students and Scholars Office. Multiple Boston University students have had their visas terminated. SIENA GLEASON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Local advocacy members, politicians react to rise in ICE arrests, stripped protections for immigrant children

Liam Dunne March 31, 2025
Federal immigration crackdowns have escalated in Massachusetts, and the Trump administration’s moves to strip protections for unaccompanied children are sparking reactions from immigrant advocacy groups and local politicians.

BPD surveillance targeted against Muslims, ACLU report finds

Camille Mojica February 11, 2018

A report released by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts Wednesday found that the Boston Police Department’s social media monitoring campaign targeted Muslims and protected speech. The...

A young girl chants on her father's shoulders at the Protest Against Muslim Ban and Anti-Immigration Orders Sunday afternoon in Copley Square. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Anti-travel ban rally draws 20,000 protesters to Copley Square

Natalie Carroll January 29, 2017

Approximately 20,000 protesters rallied at Copley Square Sunday afternoon and demonstrated against President Donald Trump’s traveling ban on seven Muslim-majority countries. The Boston Protest Against...

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