Overview
- Federal agents surrounded a South Burlington home after a morning vehicle pursuit tied to Deyvi Daniel Corona-Sanchez, but he was not found and remains at large.
- Officers used a battering ram to enter and removed three occupants who were later confirmed by the U.S. attorney not to be the original target.
- As agents tried to leave, law enforcement deployed pepper spray, flashbangs and later tear gas while some protesters blocked vehicles and threw objects, with one trooper treated for an eye injury.
- South Burlington police said they were not notified in advance and did not assist with immigration enforcement, while state police said they created a “safe corridor” but did not help execute the entry.
- Governor Phil Scott and Vermont’s congressional delegation criticized the operation, prosecutors and other officials called for reviews, and Burlington police opened a use-of-force inquiry; advocates also alleged an accidental firearm discharge inside the home, which ICE has not confirmed.