The first year of the second Donald Trump presidency brought upheaval to federal food programs, universities, and vaccine policy. A surge of ICE arrests and mass deportations have created fear for immigrants and their families. In March, Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk was swarmed by masked agents on a Somerville street and arrested, despite holding a student visa. Restrictions outlined in President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” mean that over 150,000 Massachusetts residents could see their federal food assistance, also known as SNAP, reduced or cut. Harvard University and the Trump administration went toe-to-toe, with Trump accusing Harvard...
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