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DIRECT SUPPORT: Sustain VAAP Operations Directly

VOLUNTEER WITH US

DEFENSE FUND: Support the VT Immigration Legal Defense Fund

BAIL FUND: Support the Vermont Freedom Fund

POLICY ADVOCACY

State House 2026

State House 2025

Office of New Americans

Fair & Impartial Policing

Sanctuary Places

Federal Advocacy

Understanding VT Immigration Policy

RESOURCE LIBRARY

Immigration Basics

Going to Immigration Court Without a Lawyer

Going to USCIS Without a Lawyer

Status-Sensitive Benefits and Licensing

Permanent Humanitarian Protections

Authorized and Unauthorized Work

Immigrant Survivors' Options

Immigrant Youth Options

Attorney Procedures in Federal Court

Attorney Procedures with Department of Homeland Security (icl. ICE, USCIS, CBP)

Attorney Procedures in Immigration Court

Release on Immigration Bond, Habeas Bail, and Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs)

Working with Interpreters

Trauma-Informed Lawyering and Mental Health Resources

Detention Intervention & Bond Practice

Expedited Removal

VAAP Sentinel: Detention and Enforcement Blog

Borderlines: VT Immigration News Blog

English

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DIRECT SUPPORT: Sustain VAAP Operations Directly

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DEFENSE FUND: Support the VT Immigration Legal Defense Fund

BAIL FUND: Support the Vermont Freedom Fund

Folder: POLICY ADVOCACY

State House 2026

State House 2025

Office of New Americans

Fair & Impartial Policing

Sanctuary Places

Federal Advocacy

Understanding VT Immigration Policy

Folder: RESOURCE LIBRARY

Immigration Basics

Going to Immigration Court Without a Lawyer

Going to USCIS Without a Lawyer

Status-Sensitive Benefits and Licensing

Permanent Humanitarian Protections

Authorized and Unauthorized Work

Immigrant Survivors' Options

Immigrant Youth Options

Attorney Procedures in Federal Court

Attorney Procedures with Department of Homeland Security (icl. ICE, USCIS, CBP)

Attorney Procedures in Immigration Court

Release on Immigration Bond, Habeas Bail, and Temporary Restraining Orders (TROs)

Working with Interpreters

Trauma-Informed Lawyering and Mental Health Resources

Detention Intervention & Bond Practice

Expedited Removal

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VAAP Sentinel: Detention and Enforcement Blog

Borderlines: VT Immigration News Blog

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Resources for immigration protections at state and local levels

Access the guide here.
Access the guide here or download it here.
Learn about the movement here.
Download the advisory here.
Access VAAP’s collation of local resources and updates here.
Access Vermont Legal Aid’s family planning and minor guardianship materials here.
Review the policy here.
Read VT Act 153 (2022) here.
Learn about accessing a driver’s license regardless of immigration status here.
Learn about immigration status-neutral health insurance here.
Learn about the status-neutral VSAC program here.
Read about the proposal here.
Download the one-pager here.
Read about the 2024 legislative session here.
Download voter information flyer here.

Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Inc. (VAAP) is a registered 501(c)(3) with EIN 92-3916308. Our advocates affiliate with American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Immigration Litigation Alliance, National Immigration Project, Vermont Bar Association, American Bar Association, Immigrant Justice Corps, Connecting Cultures, Common Good Vermont, andUVM Community Engaged Learning Office.

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