Paul Heintz

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Paul Heintz

ST. ALBANS, Vt. — Palestinian flags waved in the wind Wednesday evening as about 200 protesters gathered near a state prison here to demand the release of Columbia University student activist Mohsen Mahdawi. They stood bundled in winter coats and hats near a faded stone sign for the Northwest State Correctional Facility, a few hundred yards from the prison complex and between a pair of dairy farms, about 15 miles from the Canadian border.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Paul Heintz

When federal officials led a handcuffed Mohsen Mahdawi out of an office building in northern Vermont on Monday, he became the latest international student whom the Trump administration had apparently targetedfor speaking out against Israel’s war in Gaza. But those who know Mahdawi say it’s absurd to suggest he “engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity,” as the president has said of protesters at Columbia University where he was a student.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Paul Heintz

SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Quebec — For much of their marriage, MC Laflamme and her husband, Pierre Normand, have celebrated their wedding anniversary in either Maine or New York. But this year, as the date approaches, the Quebecois couple is planning to stay closer to home. “We love those places very much,” said Laflamme, a 62-year-old retired teacher.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Paul Heintz

Nearly two months after Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem made provocative comments at a library straddling the northern border that once symbolized the enduring friendship between the United States and Canada, the U.S. government has said it will restrict Canadian access to the beloved institution.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Paul Heintz

These were migrants, presumably crossing the northern border in search of a better life. But, upending the usual narrative, they were heading north, not south — fleeing the United States for Canada. After they were brought to a local hospital to be treated for severe hypothermia, Pillarova said, they were arrested and requested refugee status. The debate over illegal immigration in the US in recent years has focused on those seeking to enter the country.