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New immigration legal services expand into southern and central Vermont
The initiative addresses critical gaps in immigration legal aid by hiring two community lawyers to provide free services amid rising Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.
- This week, Vermont Legal Aid and the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project launched the Immigration Community Lawyering Initiative, establishing Vermont Legal Aid’s first formal immigration practice with attorneys in Rutland and Springfield.
- With resources concentrated in Chittenden County, partners noted unmet legal needs in southern and central Vermont and warned Vermont Asylum Assistance Project had reached case capacity amid rising ICE detainments.
- A recent grant enabled Vermont Asylum Assistance Project to add fellows and launch a practice development program, while supporting fundraising and supervising community immigration attorneys hired by Vermont Legal Aid.
- Community partners reported clients in southern Vermont struggled to access lawyers, and advocates said legal representation markedly improves asylum application outcomes for immigrant communities in southern and central Vermont.
- The initiative’s staffing choices include Daniel Schmidt, who brings disaster-relief experience and will collaborate with community-based organizations, and Devanne O'Brien, an asylum seeker advocate based in Rutland.
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