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Vermont Asylum Assistance Project VAAP coordinates free immigration legal services and advocates for immigrants' rights. Request our legal help at www.vaapvt.org/help.

Will we see you at the Vermont Nonprofit Summit? Join with hundreds of peers at Common Good Vermont ’s largest annual ga...
10/15/2026

Will we see you at the Vermont Nonprofit Summit? Join with hundreds of peers at Common Good Vermont ’s largest annual gathering of Vermont’s nonprofit community on Nov 10th, 2026 in South Burlington. VAAP’s Jill Martin Diaz will be part of the plenary, exploring what movement and community lawyering in Vermont can decentering expertise and redistributing power🌱
Learn more and register: https://commongoodvt.org/vermont-nonprofit-summit

10/08/2026

👏 Another successful visit to Northwest State Correctional Facility!
Just yesterday, VAAP screened 11 people in immigration detention and met with two clients, thanks to our ongoing collaboration with the Vermont Department of Corrections.
A big thank you to Senator Peter Welch for recognizing VAAP’s work and highlighting the operational agreement we reached with Vermont DOC through negotiations alongside the ACLU of Vermont and the Vermont Human Rights Commission. This agreement is helping us ensure access to legal support for people in immigration detention!
💚 Access to counsel matters. Collaboration makes a difference.

Thank you, Vermont Public, for keeping a spotlight on the ICE tactics terrorizing communities; and thank you, Vermon...
10/03/2026

Thank you, Vermont Public, for keeping a spotlight on the ICE tactics terrorizing communities; and thank you, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project supporters, for bankrolling our judicial challenges and protecting due process for all.

Gracias, Vermont Public, por mantener la atención sobre las tácticas del ICE que aterrorizan a las comunidades inmigrantes de ; y gracias, colaboradores de Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, por financiar nuestras acciones legales y proteger el debido proceso para todos.

Merci à Vermont Public de continuer à mettre en lumière les tactiques de l’ICE qui terrorisent les communautés immigrées du Vermont, et merci aux soutiens de Vermont Asylum Assistance Project de financer nos recours judiciaires et de défendre le respect des procédures légales pour tous.

Come march with us and our friends at Vermont Afghan Alliance, Vermont Legal Aid and Center for Justice Reform on Sunday...
09/04/2026

Come march with us and our friends at Vermont Afghan Alliance, Vermont Legal Aid and Center for Justice Reform on Sunday, 9/13! We hope to see you there! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Whether it’s in person or online, we’re excited to see you at the FREE Vermont Human Rights Commission Civil Rights Summ...
08/08/2026

Whether it’s in person or online, we’re excited to see you at the FREE Vermont Human Rights Commission Civil Rights Summit September 25-26, 2026. ADL & Spanish interpretation available. We’ve got us, !

Ya sea en persona o en línea, nos entusiasma verles en la Cumbre de Derechos Civiles GRATUITA de Vermont Human Rights Commission, los días 25 y 26 de septiembre de 2026. Habrá interpretación al ASL y español. ¡Nos apoyamos mutuamente, !

08/05/2026

Funcionarios de la Oficina de Asilo de Boston están programando la primera ronda de entrevistas de en Vermont en 18 meses para la próxima semana, del 10 al 14 de agosto.

Esto significa que Vermont Asylum Assistance Project suspenderá temporalmente la coordinación de nuevos casos para preparar la docena de expedientes que han sido citados a entrevista. Reanudaremos la admisión de casos el 1 de septiembre.

Lamentamos no poder ofrecer asesoramiento legal personalizado a otros solicitantes de citados a entrevista a quienes aún no representamos.

En su lugar, estamos recopilando recursos de autoayuda en vaapvt.org/library-asylum. También hemos grabado un video en inglés y en español con respuestas generales a preguntas frecuentes sobre el sistema de asilo (no se trata de asesoramiento personalizado).

Por favor compártelos liberalmente. ¡Gracias!

08/03/2026

Vermont’s first batch of interviews in 18 months are being scheduled by visitors from the Boston Asylum Office for next week, August 10-14.

This means that Vermont Asylum Assistance Project is pausing intake coordination to prepare the dozen or so cases we have called for interviews. We will resume intake September 1.

We regret being unable to provide individualized legal advice to and additional applicants being scheduled for interviews who we do not already represent.

Instead, we are compiling self-help resources at vaapvt.org/library-asylum. We also recorded this English language video featuring general answers to commonly asked asylum system questions (not individualized advice).

If you are multilingual and can record a voiceover of this video, especially in Spanish or French, please email it to [email protected] and we’d be delighted to edit and publish in those languages, too. This one is also available on YouTube (🔗 in bio).

Please share widely! Now, back to legal briefing.

Calling all UVM undergrads! There are still some spots left in SWSS1040: Working with Refugees, an interdisciplinary, se...
07/29/2026

Calling all UVM undergrads! There are still some spots left in SWSS1040: Working with Refugees, an interdisciplinary, service-learning course delivered in partnership with the Department of Social Work at UVM CESS. This semester will be lead by none other than the fabulous Kate Paarlberg-Kvam. Open to all undergraduates. Enroll now!

Come join VAAP today at 12-22 North St for incredible arepas from The Caracas BTV !!
07/25/2026

Come join VAAP today at 12-22 North St for incredible arepas from The Caracas BTV !!

Available now! Listen to Vermont Asylum Assistance Project director Jill Martin Diaz reflecting on processing grief, red...
07/24/2026

Available now! Listen to Vermont Asylum Assistance Project director Jill Martin Diaz reflecting on processing grief, redefining success, and preserving hope with David Goodman of VTDigger. In addition to honoring the myriad injustices of today’s immigration and enforcement climate, hear about previously unsung legal defense victories by heroic local partners Vermont Asylum Assistance Project AALV VibrantCommunities Vermont Afghan Alliance Center for Justice Reform Vermont Legal Aid.

¡Ya disponible! Escucha a Jill Martin Diaz, directore de Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, reflexionar sobre cómo procesar el duelo, redefinir el éxito y mantener viva la esperanza, en conversación con David Goodman de VTDigger. Además de abordar las múltiples injusticias del actual clima migratorio y de control fronterizo, conoce las victorias legales en materia de inmigración en —hasta ahora poco difundidas— logradas por heroicos aliados locales: Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, AALV VibrantCommunities, Vermont Afghan Alliance, Center for Justice Reform y Vermont Legal Aid.

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PO Box 814 Elmwood Avenue
Burlington, VT
05402

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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