Immigration

Key Vermont lawmakers join moderator Mitch Wertlieb to share their priorities for the upcoming 2026 session.

Vermont's top journalists join moderator Mitch Wertlieb to delve into the most important news stories of the week.

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont have their own laws that limit or support the Trump administration’s efforts.

Immigration arrests and deportations have shot up in New England, with the participation of federal, regional and local institutions.

Wilmer Chavarria said he and his colleagues have faced threats after flying the Somali flag in support of their students.

The Winooski School District displayed the flag to support its Somali students after derogatory remarks by President Donald Trump about Minnesota's Somali community.

Heidi Pérez, de dieciocho años, siguió a su madre a Vermont desde Chiapas, México. Está luchando contra una orden de deportación mientras cursa su primer año de universidad en la Universidad Estatal de Vermont, en Castleton.

Eighteen-year-old Heidi Perez followed her mother to Vermont from Chiapas, Mexico. She is fighting a deportation order as she attends her first year of college at Vermont State University in Castleton.

Huyendo de la violencia política y de las pandillas en Ecuador, la familia se estableció primero en Nueva York. Cuando comenzaron a oír hablar de otros solicitantes de asilo que eran detenidos y deportados, se trasladaron a Vermont, con la esperanza de que allí estuvieran más seguros.

Fleeing political and gang violence in Ecuador, the family first settled in New York. When they began hearing about other asylum seekers getting detained and deported, they came to Vermont, hoping it would be safer.