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Lawmakers hear testimony alleging Vermont police aided ICE in March 11 Dorset Street raid
Summary
A joint House and Senate Judiciary public hearing drew dozens of witnesses who alleged that Vermont State Police and local departments assisted federal ICE agents on March 11, using force that harmed community protectors and led to the detention of three people not named on the warrant.
A joint public hearing of the House and Senate Judiciary committees heard more than an hour of testimony from residents, community investigators and legal advocates who said Vermont State Police and local departments cooperated with federal immigration agents during the March 11 enforcement action on Dorset Street in South Burlington.
Witnesses described a day that began peacefully, then escalated when state tactical units arrived in riot gear and created a corridor that allowed ICE agents to enter a home and remove three people who, several witnesses and later court filings say, were not listed on the warrant. Christian Herz, one of those detained, told lawmakers: “There was no authority that we could call on for help…we could only count on the support of our neighbors.”
The hearing focused on two related claims repeated across testimony: that local…
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