A Milford, Massachusetts teenager who was a guest at President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, was escorted out of the House Chamber after the Department of Homeland Security targeted him in a post on social media. Marcelo Gomes da Silva was at the Capitol as the guest of Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton. “I’m very grateful … Read more
Columbia University’s president says a student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings. “Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person,’” acting president Claire Shipman wrote in an email to the Columbia community. … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — Some residents in the Philadelphia suburb of Quakertown are calling for the police chief to resign after a scuffle between police and high school students protesting immigration enforcement policies left several juveniles in custody for four days. Video circulating online shows an older man in street clothes approach a group of young protesters … Read more