Protests and Activism

When the warrant came through after roughly nine hours, federal agents approached the front door with tactical gear and weapons drawn. Police wrenched away protesters blocking the entrance and agents broke down the door.

Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George has declined to file trespassing charges against about a dozen protesters arrested at an office building in Williston that houses an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.

State police arrested 11 people and cited two others on trespassing charges Monday after the group declined to leave a Williston building that houses an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.

Several of the state’s small businesses participated in a general strike Friday, in solidarity with protests against the escalating immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. While some closed, others decided to donate that day's earnings to nonprofit organizations.

An afternoon rally in Burlington protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minneapolis and around the country.

The Friday afternoon protest came as immigrant communities are still reeling from ICE's large-scale operation.

A number of Vermont businesses closed Friday, while others pledged to donate a portion of sales to organizations assisting immigrants.

In Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, a crowd of about 1,000 people turned out on a bone-chilling Saturday afternoon with a message for Immigration and Customs Enforcement: get out of Minnesota and get out of Maine. Only half of them could fit inside the Agora Grand Event Center. The others stood outside in the freezing cold.

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continue to ramp up operations in cities and towns throughout the state, a group of Maine lawyers led a protest through Portland's Bayside neighborhood Friday afternoon.

The rallies took place in Bridgeport, New Haven, Willimantic and Hartford.