In what’s being described as one of the largest immigration enforcement actions in Vermont’s recent history, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrested and detained eight workers at a Berkshire dairy farm this week.
Plus, U.S. Sen. Peter Welch meets with Mohsen Mahdawi in prison as advocates rally to show their support.
And lawmakers hammer out the details of a new housing proposal aimed at spurring development in small towns.
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This week's panel
- Mitch Wertlieb - Moderator - Vermont Public
- Carly Berlin - Vermont Public
- Calvin Cutler - WCAX
- Colin Flanders - Seven Days
Dive deeper
- Vt. lawmakers reaffirm support for detained Upper Valley student (WCAX)
- Palestinian Activist Appears in Court, to Remain in Custody (Seven Days)
- Trump’s immigration enforcement casts shadow over Vt. housing discrimination bill (Vermont Public)
- Judge Orders Feds to Bring Tufts Student Back to Vermont (Seven Days)
- Vermont dairy industry braces for more ICE arrests (WCAX)
- Proposed infrastructure financing program would allow even small Vt. towns to incentivize housing (Vermont Public)