Immigration

The Department of Motor Vehicles defended its ability to detect fraud after a federal investigation alleged a man had been illegally procuring driver’s licenses for years.

South Burlington Police and Vermont State Police officials said reviews of their actions on March 11 confirmed their earlier assertions that they acted appropriately.

Roopal Patel was terminated Friday, according to the New York Times. Her dismissal is one of the latest judge firings among dozens of others as the federal government moves to transform the nation's immigration courts.

“Nacho” De La Cruz faces conspiracy charges related to smuggling migrants across the border and procuring Vermont driver’s licenses for people living in other states.

Dozens of protesters accused state and local police of using excessive force and helping federal immigration agents facilitate the detention of three people from a house in South Burlington last month.

“Nacho” De La Cruz was paid to pick up people at the Canadian border and procure driver’s privilege cards for others, the feds allege. He pleaded not guilty to the charges Thursday.

Two local police agencies have denied Vermont Public’s request for body camera footage from the scene of the chaotic immigration raid in South Burlington, and Vermont State Police said they need more time to review the records before releasing them.

Since the raid on March 11, all three people detained by ICE have been released and police have faced scrutiny from lawmakers over their role in the botched immigration enforcement action.

A Honduran man who was detained inside a South Burlington home told the FBI he was driving the car that ICE agents tried to stop, according to a new court filing.

Camila Patin Patin, of Ecuador, had been incarcerated for nine days.