Press Releases - ACLU of Vermont https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:16:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 ACLU Statement on Latest Mass Unsheltering of Vulnerable Vermonters from Emergency Shelter https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/aclu-statement-on-latest-mass-unsheltering-of-vulnerable-vermonters-from-emergency-shelter/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:16:20 +0000 https://live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/?post_type=press_release&p=4615 ACLU of Vermont Executive Director James Duff Lyall condemns the state’s "mass unsheltering" of vulnerable residents and the Scott administration for failing to utilize available funding to address the housing crisis.

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]]> Vermont Advocates Urge Governor Scott to Take Immediate Action to Address Mass Unsheltering https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/page/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:43:39 +0000 https://live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/?post_type=press_release&p=4610 Hundreds of Vermonters will be pushed out of the state’s emergency housing program in the coming days, all of whom the state has vetted and deemed to be “vulnerable” in some way.

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]]> ACLU statement on ICE enforcement activity in South Burlington https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/aclu-statement-on-ice-enforcement-activity-in-south-burlington/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:26:20 +0000 https://live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/?post_type=press_release&p=4479 An ICE enforcement action in South Burlington resulted in vehicle collisions and a protracted standoff involving federal and state law enforcement and hundreds of protesters.

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]]> Vermont joins The Habeas Project of New England to bolster legal services for immigrants detained by ICE https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/vermont-joins-the-habeas-project-of-new-england-to-bolster-legal-services-for-immigrants-detained-by-ice/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:43:06 +0000 https://live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/?post_type=press_release&p=4351 With over 900 ICE detentions in Vermont in the past year, regional coalition seeks volunteers to fill gaps in legal representation

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]]> Mohsen Mahdawi’s removal proceedings terminated by immigration judge https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/mohsen-mahdawis-removal-proceedings-terminated-by-immigration-judge/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:29:16 +0000 https://live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/?post_type=press_release&p=4343 The Columbia University graduate student was detained and put into deportation proceedings last year over his speech in support of Palestinian rights

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]]> Immigration judge terminates removal proceedings against child development scholar Rümeysa Öztürk https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/immigration-judge-terminates-removal-proceedings-against-child-development-scholar-rumeysa-ozturk/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:25:48 +0000 https://live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/?post_type=press_release&p=4311 Judge determines DHS lacks legal grounds to deport Ms. Öztürk, who was arrested and detained by ICE for co-authoring an op-ed

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]]> Legislators, Advocates & Community Call for Action on Immigrants’ Rights https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/legislators-advocates-community-call-for-action-on-immigrants-rights/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:46:24 +0000 https://live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/?post_type=press_release&p=4274 Slate of policy proposals seek to leverage state power and resources to protect immigrant communities.

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]]> ACLU of Vermont Statement on ICE Funding Vote https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/aclu-of-vermont-statement-on-ice-funding-vote/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:26:02 +0000 https://live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/?post_type=press_release&p=4255 As a federal funding deadline looms, Vermont's senators are called to reject additional ICE funding and hold the agency accountable for systemic record abuse.

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]]> Court rules lawsuit can advance against DCF, service providers for rights violations of pregnant Vermonter  https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/court-rules-lawsuit-can-advance-against-dcf-service-providers-for-rights-violations-of-pregnant-vermonter/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:09:51 +0000 https://live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/?post_type=press_release&p=4219 Claims against all three defendants will move forward in case of unlawful surveillance and rights violations of expectant parent “A.V.”

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]]> Statement on proposed changes to Medicare/Medicaid rules seeking to block access to gender-affirming care for youth https://www.acluvt.org/press-releases/statement-on-proposed-changes-to-medicare-medicaid-rules-seeking-to-block-access-to-gender-affirming-care-for-youth/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:32:22 +0000 https://live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/?post_type=press_release&p=4206 Vermont’s obligation to provide medically necessary care for transgender youth remains, despite proposed federal rule changes 

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