Brian MacQuarrie
Reporter at The Boston Globe
Boston Globe reporter who roams New England for trends, quirks, issues, and personalities. Off the clock: running, the Red Sox, and recharging in a great city.
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Brian MacQuarrie
In yet another barrier for international students in the United States, the State Department ordered embassies across the globe Tuesday to stop scheduling new interviews for student visas while new procedures are developed to vet their social media profiles.
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2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Brian MacQuarrie
CHELSEA — Long consigned to Revolutionary War obscurity, the Battle of Chelsea Creek in May 1775 has been overshadowed and undervalued when compared with the momentous fighting at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill. But when Chelsea and East Boston commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Revolution’s first naval battle this weekend, organizers are hoping the event does more than bring attention to a little-known Colonial victory.
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2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Brian MacQuarrie
US District Judge William G. Young on Thursday pointedly questioned a government lawyer in Boston on how the Trump administration defines DEI -- the acronym for diversity, equity, and inclusion -- as a rationale to slash more than $1 billion in medical research grants.
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2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Brian MacQuarrie |Omar Mohammed |Steven Porter |Diti Kohli
“I do not like the way ICE is handling it, to go into or wait outside churches and grocery stores,” said Sysyn, an independent voter. “You know, go after people for the color of their skin or something and harass the American people.” Social media sites have been rife with recurring scenes of masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arresting migrants and foreign students in the streets, including Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk on a Somerville sidewalk.
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4 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Brian MacQuarrie
Chaos erupted on a Worcester street Thursday when federal immigration agents apprehended and transferred a woman into an unmarked car as two other women, one of whom flailed at the car in distress, were arrested by Worcester police amid a large and unruly protest. Dozens of local officers responded to the scene after receiving reports that a hostile crowd of protesters had surrounded a federal agent.
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