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Students hold up signs, urging Boston University to designate itself as a sanctuary campus, during a walkout Thursday afternoon at Marsh Plaza. Prior to the walkout, speculation spread regarding an armed Homeland Security officer’s presence near BU Questrom School of Business and the School of Law building. JOSIE KALBFLEISCH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Homeland Security officer spotted at BU, student groups hold walkout for a sanctuary campus

Samantha Genzer April 4, 2025
Reports of a United States Department of Homeland Security officer on Boston University’s campus Thursday afternoon, which coincided with a planned student-led walkout calling for BU to designate itself as a sanctuary campus, intensified concerns over Immigration and Customs Enforcement on campus.
A protester holds up a sign reading “Protect Our Students” during a university-wide walkout hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine at Marsh Plaza Friday. The protest featured faculty and student speakers from Boston University and surrounding universities and a march down Commonwealth Avenue. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

SJP holds ‘Liberation Week’ faculty, student walkout at Marsh Plaza

Emma Clement March 30, 2025
Boston University Students for Justice in Palestine hosted a walkout Friday at Marsh Plaza featuring faculty and staff who support justice in Palestine to cap off its “Liberation Week” demonstrations.

Boston, Chelsea, Somerville defend sanctuary city policies amid increased ICE activity

Emma Clement February 28, 2025
Amid tension between the City of Boston and White House Border Czar Tom Homan, Massachusetts cities Chelsea and Somerville filed lawsuits Monday against the Trump administration for attempting to defund police departments over sanctuary city policies.
Boston City Hall. Council members discussed auditing the Boston Trust Act following recent ICE deployments and increasing wages for the lowest-paid workers in Boston. ANDREW  BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

City Council discusses auditing 2014 Boston Trust Act, wage increases for low-wage city employees

Amil Coutinho Amado February 5, 2025
The Boston City Council discussed auditing the 2014 Boston Trust Act and proposed higher wage increases for the lowest-paid city workers during this week’s meeting.
Boston University’s International Students and Scholars Office, which assists students with securing immigration classification. Boston University organizations and clubs plan to help protect students from President Trump’s mass deportation efforts amid ICE sightings on BU’s campus. SIENA GLEASON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Campus organizations arrange efforts to educate, protect students amidst Trump executive orders

Veronica Hernandez February 4, 2025
Boston University students express concern over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts after he signed an executive order Jan. 20 allowing federal immigration agents to enter “sanctuary” spaces, including schools.
The Boston University International Students and Scholars Office. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 20 to revoke birthright citizenship, prompting lawsuits by Boston-based legal organizations and concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. SIENA GLEASON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Trump’s attempt to rescind birthright citizenship sparks worry, lawsuits, ICE raids

Truman Dickerson January 30, 2025
Three days after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, Kimberley Gilbert, an English immigrant who lives in Weymouth, began sending her eight-year-old daughter to school with her birth certificate.
People hold signs criticizing the United States immigration policies during a walkout against mass deportation on Friday. Boston University student groups organized the walkout which called for the University to condemn the Trump administration’s immigration policy and defend students against mass deportation plans. AVA RUBIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘It’s ridiculous to not do anything’: BU students hold walkout against mass deportation

Camille Bugayong January 26, 2025
Boston University students held a walkout at Marsh Plaza Friday in response to President Donald Trump signing executive orders targeting immigrants and enacting mass deportation, which have already been put into action across the United States.
A Trump-Vance sign displayed in Brookline. Boston-based organizations, schools and government officials prepare to preserve the city’s immigrant and international student populations following President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to launch a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston braces for Trump’s immigration crackdown

Leia Green November 21, 2024
Community leaders are preparing to preserve Boston’s immigrant and international student populations as the incoming Trump administration warns of a national immigration crackdown.
A Trump-Vance sign in Brookline, Massachusetts. While President-elect Donald Trump plans to make changes to reproductive, healthcare, education and immigration policies, Boston’s policies maintain protections. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

How do Trump’s second term policies measure up to Massachusetts?

Emma Mullay November 18, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump made many large-scale promises on policies concerning key voter issues both during his campaign and since his reelection — here’s how they shape up in Boston and Massachusetts.
Yvonne Tang | Senior Graphic Artist

The end of aging as we know it? | Science Says

Benjamin Pollock March 13, 2023
While aging currently coincides with a myriad of chronic health conditions — thanks to Dr. David Sinclair’s lab at Harvard—age may soon really be just a number.
babam musician plays a tuba at an aclu march

Boston remains soundtracked by protest

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 8, 2021
The Boston Area Brigade of Activist Musicians draw inspiration from New Orleans street bands.
The Boston May Day Coalition and Refuse Fascism New England protested at South Station Wednesday to demand the conviction of former President Donald Trump. RIN VELASCO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Protestors at South Station call for Trump’s conviction

Daily Free Press Staff February 11, 2021
Protesters gathered outside of South Station Wednesday afternoon to condemn the actions of former President Donald Trump and advocate for his conviction in this week’s Senate impeachment trial.
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