By Liam Dunne, Associate City Editor
• April 17, 2025
44 Democratic town and ward committees across Massachusetts signed an open letter April 9 calling on party leaders to take stronger action against the Trump administration’s agenda.
Reports of a United States Department of Homeland Security officer on Boston University’s campus Thursday afternoon, which coincided with a planned student-led walkout calling for BU to designate itself as a sanctuary campus, intensified concerns over Immigration and Customs Enforcement on campus.
Boston University is planning to slow down its spending in anticipation of funding cuts and policy changes amidst a flurry of executive orders impacting federal funding agencies.
Friday marks the seventh anniversary of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 students and faculty.
Boston University students and faculty are split over impacts the University community may face if an executive order to dismantle the United States Department of Education is passed.
