Immigration
Harvard International Office Hires 4 New Staff As Student Visas Are Revoked Elsewhere
The Harvard International Office has increased its full-time staff by 20 percent amid the Trump administration’s sudden revocation of student and faculty visas at peer institutions, a University official said at a Tuesday Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting.
Harvard Professor Questions Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Application at HLS Talk
Harvard Law School professor W. Neil Eggleston — former President Barack Obama’s White House Counsel and a member of President Bill Clinton’s Counsel Office — discussed President Donald Trump’s executive authority to trigger the Alien Enemies Act without following due process at a Tuesday lunch talk.
Harvard AAUP Asks For Injunction To Halt Trump Administration Attempts To Deport Students, Faculty
The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors filed a motion on Tuesday for an injunction to pause the Trump administration’s efforts to deport noncitizen students and faculty for expressing pro-Palestine views while their lawsuit continues.
Mass. Lawmakers Call for Release of Tufts Student Taken by ICE
Top Mass. lawmakers are calling for the release of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk following her arrest by federal immigration officers on the street last week over her pro-Palestine advocacy.
17 Senators Call for Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova
A group of 17 U.S. senators demanded the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, who was detained in Boston Logan Airport after a personal trip to France in February, in a Monday letter.
Dean of Students Addresses Immigration Fears in College-wide Email
Harvard College Dean of Students Thomas G. Dunne addressed student concerns over Harvard’s immigration enforcement policies in a Sunday email — the first College-wide email to explicitly address the rising number of immigration enforcement actions.
More Than 80 HLS Professors Denounce Trump Admin Attacks on Law Firms in Letter to Students
Roughly 70 percent of Harvard Law School’s professors accused the federal government of exacting retribution on lawyers and law firms for representing clients opposed by President Donald Trump in a Saturday night letter to the school’s student body.
Harvard, Union Hash Out Immigration Policies Amid National ICE Raid Wave
Harvard agreed to provide non-tenure-track employees with paid leave during immigration proceedings, but declined to commit to sponsoring legal permanent residency applications in a contract counter proposal presented on Monday.
Protesters Rally in the Square Against Grad Student Arrests at Columbia, Tufts
Roughly thirty non-Harvard affiliates protested in front of the Smith Campus Center on Thursday afternoon against the arrests of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk by federal immigration enforcement.
HLS Admin Removes, Condemns Stickers Threatening Deportation of Pro-Palestine Student Activists
Harvard Law School officials took down two stickers that threatened pro-Palestine activists with deportation from a pole in the school’s main plaza, condemning them in a Thursday email to the full student body.
As Trump Floats New Travel Restrictions, International Students Look for Guidance from Harvard
One day after President Donald Trump issued an executive order threatening to deport students who broke the law during pro-Palestine protests, leaders of the Woodbridge International Society asked the Harvard International Office for clarity on how the order might impact students at Harvard.
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Slams Sanctuary Cities as ‘Irresponsible’ at IOP
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas condemned sanctuary cities as “irresponsible” in a Wednesday Institute of Politics forum, criticizing Democratic mayors and governors who refuse to cooperate with immigration authorities.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 Holds Her Ground in House Oversight Committee Questioning
As congressional Republicans grilled Democratic mayors over their cities’ sanctuary policies in a Wednesday hearing, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 stuck to her message: Boston is the safest major city in the country, and its sanctuary policies help keep it that way.
As Wu’s Congressional Hearing Looms, Experts See a High-Stakes Showdown
As Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 prepares for a grilling over the city’s sanctuary policies by the Congressional Oversight Committee, experts wonder whether the hearing is set to become a Claudine Gay 2.0.
As Trump Orders ICE Raids Nationwide, Harvard Stays Quiet
As the Trump administration threatens deportations across the country, Harvard is standing behind its policy to direct federal officers seeking access to non-public spaces to the Harvard University Police Department or the Office of the General Counsel — without elaborating on what happens next.
HGSE Affiliates Are Pessimistic About Education Careers Under Trump Admin
Under threat of funding cuts and the Trump administration’s federal hiring freeze, students and professors at the Harvard Graduate School of Education say their options to pursue humanitarian work and public teaching careers in education have been restricted.
After Boston-Area Tatte Workers Forced To Resign Over Paperwork Gaps, Experts See Larger Problem
Tatte Bakery & Cafe has forced roughly 60 Boston-area workers to resign after discrepancies in their paperwork cast doubt on their legal authorization to work in the U.S.
Addressing Fears of ICE Raids, CPS Commits to Prioritizing Student Safety
As Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers are conducting raids for undocumented immigrants across the country, officials on Beacon Hill and at Cambridge Public School are assuring families that they will defend students.
Cambridge State Rep Says State Legislature Will Work to Protect Residents under Trump
The Massachusetts state legislature is preparing to use its power to protect residents while looking to the state Attorney General as the “first line of defense” against executive orders signed by President Donald Trump in his first week of office, state representative Marjorie C. Decker said in an interview Thursday.
Trump Orders Agencies To Target Universities Over Antisemitism Complaints, ‘Monitor’ International Students
President Donald Trump instructed universities, including Harvard, to monitor international students who participated in activities in support of Palestine in an executive order Wednesday evening aimed at combating antisemitism.
Tom Vilsack Says Mass Deportations May Be ‘Devastating’ for Agriculture at IOP Forum
U.S. Agriculture Secretary and former Institute of Politics fellow Tom J. Vilsack said mass deportation “could be devastating on agriculture” at an IOP forum Thursday evening.
Na comunidade brasileira de Allston-Brighton, recém-chegados sofrem em apartamentos superlotados
Dezenas de pessoas, incluindo 10 imigrantes brasileiros que vivem ou viveram em apartamentos superlotados em Allston-Brighton, descreveram condições físicas perigosas e um imenso impacto mental como resultado da sua condição habitacional. Eles veem poucas opções para sua situação.
In Allston’s Brazilian Community, New Arrivals Suffer in Overcrowded Apartments
Dozens of people, including 10 Brazilian immigrants who live or lived in overcrowded apartments in Allston-Brighton, described dangerous physical conditions and an overwhelming mental toll that came with their housing situation. They see few other options.
Trump Wants to Deport Millions of Undocumented Immigrants. Cambridge Isn’t Planning to Cooperate.
Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern doubled down on the city’s commitment to honoring Cambridge’s status as a sanctuary city, which limits its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Harvard Law School Program Report Finds ICE’s Use of Solitary Confinement Meets Criteria for Torture
Researchers from Harvard Law School issued a report on Tuesday which found that solitary confinement practices by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) met the United Nation’s criteria for “torture.”