Overview
- Tufts Public Safety says it is monitoring the situation with officials in Medford and Somerville after learning of recent federal immigration enforcement activity nearby.
- Students and employees who encounter immigration officials on or near campus are instructed to call TUPD dispatch so established protocols can be activated, including legal review by the Office of University Counsel.
- Recent sightings were shared by residents on social media, with posts mentioning Malden Center and Davis Square, though the university has not confirmed specific details.
- The advisory comes about ten months after Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by ICE and later released by order of a federal judge.
- Community monitors, including the LUCE Immigrant Network, are encouraging real-time reports to their hotline for verification and support.