Secretary of State Marco Rubio is defending ICE agents grabbing a Tufts graduate student off a Somerville street and taking away her student visa, claiming that the pro-Palestinian international student had created a “ruckus” on campus.
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Gov. Maura Healey slams President Trump over attempt to cancel public health grants
Gov. Maura Healey lashed out at President Donald Trump Wednesday over his administration’s attempt to cancel more than $11 billion in COVID-19-related grants across the country, of which Massachusetts was expected to receive $100 million over the next year.
Tufts graduate student who’s pro-Palestinian detained by federal authorities in Somerville
The PhD student is a Turkish national
Border czar Tom Homan vows Boston return after feds arrest illegal ‘criminals’ and ‘collaterals’
Border czar Tom Homan has vowed to return to the Bay State as there is more “work to do” after last week’s “enhanced operation” that saw federal authorities sweep up nearly 400 “illegal aliens,” which he said included “many” collateral arrests.
Maura Healey questions border czar Tom Homan’s ‘fixation’ on Mass. after ICE arrests
Gov. Maura Healey questioned Trump border czar Tom Homan’s “fixation” on Massachusetts after he visited the state last week amid a series of immigration-related arrests carried out by federal authorities.
Healey blasts Trump hold on $50M in ‘critical funding’ for lead pipe replacement
Gov. Maura Healey accused President Trump’s administration of delaying the release of more than $50 million in “critical funds” for lead pipe replacement in Massachusetts, critical cash the governor argued would help remove lead from drinking water.
