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Federal appeals court temporarily halts Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont

Jesús Marrero Suárez

A federal judge in Vermont had ordered immigration officials to return the Tufts doctoral student to his court by May 1.
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As New England waters warm, invasive sea squirts move in

Vivian La

Researchers say they're seeing more of these colorful blobs growing on docks, but they're not the only invasive marine species that could be spreading along New England coasts. And climate change may be partly to blame.

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Tufts student details harrowing transport by ICE, lack of food and medical care in detention

Jesús Marrero Suárez

Rümeysa Öztürk's sworn statement was filed alongside a motion from her attorneys seeking her immediate release from detention while they fight the revocation of her visa.
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Federal prosecutors say Tufts student was moved to Vermont before judge's order to keep her in Mass.

Jesús Marrero Suárez

A Tufts graduate student from Turkey was moved from Massachusetts to Vermont and then Louisiana after being arrested according prosecutors who are challenging a federal judge's authority to review her detention.
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After federal agents detained 4 restaurant workers in a NH town, residents want answers

Anthony Brooks

Government officials haven't said why the four people were targeted or what they are accused of doing, leaving the community confused and in fear.
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To protect wildlife, advocates look to reduce rat poison use in Mass.

Vivian La

Predators like hawks and eagles are getting sick and dying from consuming poisoned rodents. Advocates say there are alternatives that don't put animal health at risk.
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Tufts PhD student taken into federal custody, lawyer and university say

Jesús Marrero Suárez

The university received reports that an international graduate student was taken into custody from an off-campus apartment Tuesday night, President Sunil Kumar wrote in a letter to the school community.
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Protesters demand Tufts student's release following arrest by immigration officials

More than a thousand people gathered at Powder House Square near the Tufts University campus Wednesday evening to protest the arrest and possible deportation of graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk.
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Bunker Hill Community College cancels study abroad programs over Trump immigration actions

Emily Piper-Vallillo

Bunker Hill Community College canceled all planned study abroad programs for the summer. School leaders made the decision in response to the Trump Administration's immigration policies.
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'Have you no decency?': Keating calls out GOP lawmaker for misgendering trans colleague

Dan Guzman

Rep. Bill Keating, of Massachusetts, called Republican Chairman Keith Self "out of order" and questioned Self's sense of decency after the chair repeatedly misgendered the first openly transgender member of the House at a hearing.
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Harvard freezes hiring to assess how federal policy changes impact its finances

Suevon Lee

Higher education leaders have been on edge since President Trump took office in January and announced a slew of executive actions impacting research and academic institutions.
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Program that monitors New England waterways, drinking water threatened by Trump cuts

Barbara Moran

The director of the U.S. Geological Survey's New England Water Science Center said cuts to staff, leases and funding may make it "almost impossible" to collect critical water data. The center maintains hundreds of sensors and gauges that monitor ground and surface water, including drinking water supplies.