Disciplinary Impasse: Tufts’s Response to Off-Campus Misconduct
On October 7, 2025, a pro-Palestinian rally in downtown Boston turned violent. Two Tufts students were among 13 attendees who were charged with crimes related to the damage of police vehicles and assaulting an officer. Four months later, Tufts appears to have not brought the case to disciplinary review. Tufts students Roder Atwood and Benjamin […]
Somerville’s Resolution: Upholding Sanctuary City Status Against Federal Pressure
Shortly after Donald Trump’s presidential re-election in November 2024, the City Council of Somerville passed a resolution reaffirming its 2019 “Welcoming Community Ordinance,” which designates the area as a sanctuary city. The Trump administration has since threatened to withdraw federal funding from cities and states that classify themselves as sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants. The threat […]
Should Somerville Cooperate with Federal Immigration Enforcement?
The city of Somerville prides itself on being one of many “sanctuary cities” across the nation. These municipalities limit their cooperation with the federal government on immigration enforcement. Somerville is suing the Trump administration for withholding federal funding to encourage compliance with its immigration prerogatives. Sanctuary city policies have many benefits, and they are based […]