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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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United States Passport. The “Trump 2.0 Travel Ban” was announced on March 14, which expands on Trump’s original 2017 executive order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘I just miss my family’: Trump administration’s proposed travel ban induces anxiety, fear for international students

Truman Dickerson March 26, 2025
As graduation approaches this spring, a Boston University senior from Myanmar had hoped her mom — whom she hasn’t seen in two years — could travel to the United States to watch her receive her diploma.
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.

Boston community gathers to reflect on travel ban

Audrey Tran January 23, 2018

Marking one year since President Donald Trump instilled his travel ban, humanitarian organizations joined forces on Monday to hold a panel at District Hall as a symbol of solidarity with refugees suffering...

The Trump administration plans new travel restrictions on countries such as North Korea, Syria and Venezuela. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BU aids affected students amid Trump’s latest travel ban

Laura Al Bast October 1, 2017

In the wake of President Donald Trump's new travel ban issued on Sept. 24, Boston University officials said they do not anticipate it will have much of an impact on the university's community, even...

The Boston Globe reports that more international students are choosing Canadian universities over American universities. PHOTO BY SYDNEY MAES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU pushes against national policy to maintain international population

JenRacoosin September 28, 2017

International students are increasingly choosing to attend Canadian universities over universities in the United States — a trend BU is working to combat. Home to roughly 1 million foreign students,...

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