March 25 – Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk is detained by Homeland Security agents near her home in Somerville, Massachusetts. The same day, a protest against her detention is held in nearby Cambridge. Öztürk had written a pro-Palestinian op-ed, but was otherwise not known to be involved in protests.[3]
April 2 – A protest against Rümeysa Öztürk's detention is held in Boston. Mayor Michelle Wu and State Attorney General Andrea Campbell are among the participants.[4]
May 8 – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pulls a vehicle over containing two sisters in Worcester, later joined by the Worcester Police Department. Protesters gather during the operation. In total, three people are arrested; a Brazilian national who is the mother of the sisters is arrested by ICE. Worcester Police arrest the woman's 17-year-old daughter and a local school board candidate and protester.[5]
May 22 – The Trump administration bars Harvard University from enrolling international students. The DHS says foreign students currently enrolled at Harvard must transfer to other institutions.[6] A federal judge blocks the order.[7]
June 4 – Worcester City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj is arrested in connection to the ICE raid that occurred May 8. She is charged with assault and battery on a police officer.[8]
June 18 – Karen Read, who was charged with murder in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe in Canton, is found not guilty on the three major charges, though she is found guilty of operating under the influence.[9]
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