January Local Media Roundup
Each month, VAAP endeavors to collate local media coverage of Vermont and nearby immigration justice issues of interest to our constituency. This month:
VAAP joins state leaders in taking action to counteract anti-immigrant policy and practice (Burlington Free Press, January 31)
VAAP explains the ways migrant communities face increased ICE activity (WCAX, January 31)
VAAP presented at Becca Balint’s Immigration Press Conference at the VT State House (ORCA Media, January 30; Rutland Herald, January 30)
VAAP will present on VT Treasury Task Force’s expert immigration panel on how businesses and nonprofits can prepare for potential ICE encounters (VT Biz Magazine, January 30; Manchester Journal, January 30)
Vermont Law Enforcement unaware of immigration enforcement activities details in the state (WCAX, January 30)
Vermont ICE Tracker featured on Vermont Public and affiliates (CAI, January 30; Maine Public, January 30; Vermont Public, January 30)
Vermont U.S. Attorney prosecuting Venezuelan person in Vermont for illegal reentry after previous order of removal (DOJ, January 30)
Vermont U.S. Attorney prosecuting irregular asylum seeking across VT/Quebec border (VT Biz Magazine, January 30)
In Mass. immigrant communities, rumors of ICE raids outnumber arrests (WBUR, January 30)
VAAP’s ICE Tracker in partnership with Migrant Justice featured regionally (New England Public Media, January 30)
Vermont Construction Company commits to new workers’ rights program with Migrant Justice (Vermont Public, January 30; VT Biz Magazine, January 29; Maine Public, January 29)
Laken Riley Act enacted, decimating Constitutional due process protections for criminally accused and increasing states’ authority over immigration enforcement (WCAX, January 29)
New Hampshire schools preparing for ICE presence (Vermont Public, January 29)
VT U.S. Attorney criminally charges asylum seekers crossing irregularly at the VT/Quebec border (DOJ, January 28)
VT Construction Company and Migrant Justice join forces to improve worker conditions (VT Digger, January 28)
NH Congressperson weighs Constitutional limits on commandeering of NH law enforcement for immigration enforcement (WCAX, January 28)
ECDC publishes statement on Executive Orders (Benning Banner, January 27)
Building Dignity and Respect Standards Council partners with VT Construction Company and Migrant Justice in VT (VT Digger, January 27)
Legal Services VT and VT Legal Aid Report shows Vermont’s eviction crisis is worsening (WCAX, January 27 and January 28)
Vermont groups scramble to respond to refugee resettlement pause, an “unconscionable betrayal” (VT Digger, January 24)
Clergy respond to revocation of churches as an ICE “sensitive location” where enforcement activities cannot occur (Rutland Herald, January 23)
CT state and federal reps conflict on the role local police can or should play in federal immigration enforcement (Vermont Public, January 23)
Attorney General Clark says local police cannot be commandeered for federal immigration enforcement (VT Business Magazine, January 23)
North Country Public Radio watching immigration activities on Vermont’s dairy farms (NCPR, January 23)
Will VT National Guard be tapped to implement mass deportation plans? (WCAX, January 22)
VAAP speaks to Vermont Public about Vermont’s Safe Schools movement (Vermont Public, January 21)
Two people dead in Vermont/Canada border enforcement encounter (Washington Post, New York Times, The Guardian, ABC News, VT Digger, WCAX, Vermont Public, Fox News, Border Report, Fox10 Phoenix etc. on January 20)
Birthright citizenship Executive Order draws quick lawsuit from ACLU New Hampshire and partners (Politico, January 20)
Vermont’s dairy industry prepares for mass deportations (Vermont Public, January 20)
Opinion: Housing for immigrant workers (Times Argus, January 16)
Treasurer Pieciak appoints VAAP director to Federal Transition Economic Impact Task Force (VermontBiz and Waterbury Roundabout, January 16)
Southern Vermont hosts VAAP for community forum on immigration enforcement preparedness (Manchester Journal and Brattleboro Reformer, January 15)
Seven Days publishes Letter to the Editor of Seven Days on responsible immigration reporting (Seven Days, January 15)
VAAP calls for more responsible immigration reporting in VT (VT Digger, January 14)
Quebec calls for increased border surveillance near Vermont (The Gazette, January 14)
Retired School Administrator Wayne Gerson reflects on local sanctuary movements (Valley News January 13)
Migrant Justice champions anti-discrimination in housing bill (Times Argus, January 10; WCAX January 10; MSN, January 10; VT Digger January 13, Bennington Banner, January 14; The Montpelier Bridge, January 16; Valley News, January 16)
Migrant groups like Migrant Justice and ACLU VT prepare for January 20, 2025 (MyNBC5, January 9; MSN, January 9)
Schools weigh responses to possible immigration raids (WCAX, January 8)
House passes Laiken Riley Act (Vermont Community Newspaper Group, January 8)
Immigrants are key to NH economic growth (Vermont Public, January 8)
Legal Services Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid Report shows widening justice gap for low-income Vermonters (MSN, January 5; WCAX, January 5)
Winooski School District considers adopting VT Model Sanctuary School Policy (WCAX, January 4)
Immigration-neutral dental care for Addison County immigrant farmworkers (Vermont Public, January 2)
