PROGRAM THAT GAVE 532,000 PEOPLE PERMISSION TO TEMPORARILY LIVE AND WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. BACK AT HOME… AT LEAST 10 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS HAVE BEEN DETAINED BY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS IN VERMONT’S NORTHEAST KINGDOM. THAT’S ACCORDING TO THE NON-PROFIT “THE VERMONT ASYLUM ASSISTANCE PROJECT.” THE GROUP SAYS IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AT A PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION SITE NEAR NEWPORT. AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE DETAINED WERE REPORTEDLY ALL WORKING WITH AUTHORIZATION AS SUBCONTRACTO RS THROUGH PATRIOT BUILDING SYSTEMS OF LONDONDERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. THEY SAY AT LEAST FIVE OF THEM INDIVIDUALS WERE CARRYING PROOF OF STATUS WHEN THEY WERE DETAINED. THE NONPROFIT SAYS I
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Immigration officials detain nearly a dozen construction workers in Vermont
Updated: 6:16 PM EDT May 30, 2025
At least 10 construction workers were detained by federal immigration officials at a private construction site near Newport, Vermont, according to the nonprofit Vermont Asylum Assistance Project. The group said the workers were reportedly all working with authorization as subcontractors through Patriot Building Systems of Londonderry, New Hampshire. They said at least five of the individuals were carrying proof of status when they were detained. The nonprofit believes they are all currently being held at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in Saint Albans.
At least 10 construction workers were detained by federal immigration officials at a private construction site near Newport, Vermont, according to the nonprofit Vermont Asylum Assistance Project.
The group said the workers were reportedly all working with authorization as subcontractors through Patriot Building Systems of Londonderry, New Hampshire. They said at least five of the individuals were carrying proof of status when they were detained.
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The nonprofit believes they are all currently being held at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in Saint Albans.
