Feds Charged Activists Just Before Major Anti-ICE Protest in a Tiny Vermont Town
Authorities are taking unprecedented steps to charge protesters in a sleepy Vermont town that hosts an ICE intelligence and targeting center The post Feds Charged Activists Just Before Major Anti-ICE Protest in a Tiny Vermont Town appeared first on The Intercept .
Williston, a small town in Vermont, is home to the ICE National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center (NCATC). This facility, designed to help identify, track, and arrest deportation targets, has transformed the town into a hub of anti-immigration enforcement. While the town has seen few large-scale immigration operations in the past, the presence of the NCATC has led to a series of protests against ICE.
These protests, however, have not faced the same level of crackdown as other anti-ICE protesters in other locations. In September, state and federal authorities began to levy criminal charges against protesters, reportedly to intimidate them ahead of a week of action against the ICE intelligence hub.
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