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Vermont Conversation: ‘I’m sorry that this isn’t what we promised.’ Immigration attorney Jill Martin Diaz on fear and hope in Vermont’s immigrant community
Immigration attorney Jill Martin Diaz discusses the impact of President Trump’s immigration policies on Vermont’s immigrant community, including increased ICE detentions and a Supreme Court decision allowing the end of temporary protected status. The Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP) provides legal support amid rising fears of deportation.
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