U.S. Customs and Border Protection Archives - VTDigger

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Vermont businesses seek thousands in tariff refunds as federal system launches

by Theo Wells-Spackman April 20, 2026, 7:17 pmApril 20, 2026, 7:17 pm

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Trucker’s brief detour into Canada leads to 3 weeks in federal custody

by Auditi Guha April 2, 2026, 6:28 amApril 13, 2026, 3:27 pm

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Vermont jails publish immigrant detainee data

by Austyn Gaffney February 6, 2026, 4:27 pmFebruary 6, 2026, 7:42 pm

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Government & Politics

Vermont House backs Gov. Phil Scott’s call for ‘pause’ of Trump’s immigration crackdown

by Shaun Robinson January 30, 2026, 1:42 pmFebruary 4, 2026, 1:58 pm

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Ex-border patrol agent sentenced to 25 months in prison after pleading guilty to child sexual abuse material charge

by Corey McDonald December 15, 2025, 4:43 pmDecember 15, 2025, 4:43 pm

Vermont inks new detention agreement with federal immigration authorities

by Ethan Weinstein September 16, 2025, 5:17 pmSeptember 16, 2025, 5:17 pm

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Ex-border patrol agent reaches plea deal on child sexual abuse material charge

by Alan J. Keays August 5, 2025, 5:46 pmAugust 5, 2025, 5:46 pm

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Letters to the editor

Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick: I support Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria

by Opinion July 24, 2025, 7:06 amJuly 23, 2025, 3:07 pm

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Winooski superintendent navigates ‘a whole new territory of terror’ after being detained, interrogated in Texas

by Auditi Guha July 23, 2025, 10:17 amJuly 24, 2025, 1:08 pm

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Government & Politics

Internal communications reveal Vermont prisons’ frustrations working with ICE

by Ethan Weinstein June 28, 2025, 7:01 amJune 30, 2025, 9:24 am

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Government & Politics

Vermonters rally to demand the release of 2 migrant leaders

by Austyn Gaffney June 17, 2025, 1:48 pmJune 18, 2025, 10:03 am

A group of people march outdoors holding protest signs and buckets, advocating for farmworker and milk industry rights.

Another detained migrant farmworker in Vermont has been released on bond

by Austyn Gaffney May 23, 2025, 2:33 pmMay 23, 2025, 2:33 pm

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Report sheds new light on deadly shooting of border patrol agent in Vermont

by Alan J. Keays May 15, 2025, 6:26 pmMay 19, 2025, 10:03 am

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Vermont federal judge hears arguments in case of detained Harvard scientist from Russia

by Alan J. Keays May 14, 2025, 6:14 pmMay 14, 2025, 6:15 pm