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Colin Flanders

Burlington, Essex Junction

Staff Writer at Seven Days

Staff writer for @sevendaysvt, currently covering health care. Send tips/feedback to [email protected].

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  • 2 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

    click to enlarge A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man from Vermont who was detained by federal immigration authorities last month for speaking out against Israel’s war in Gaza. Cheers erupted as Mahdawi emerged from the Burlington courthouse with a keffiyeh draped across his shoulders.

  • 2 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Calvin Cutler |Colin Flanders

    In what’s being described as one of the largest immigration enforcement actions in Vermont’s recent history, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrested and detained eight workers at a Berkshire dairy farm this week. Plus, U.S. Sen. Peter Welch meets with Mohsen Mahdawi in prison as advocates rally to show their support. And lawmakers hammer out the details of a new housing proposal aimed at spurring development in small towns.

  • 3 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

    click to enlarge Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi will remain in custody for at least another week, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday, giving the Trump administration more time to justify why the 34-year-old White River Junction resident should be denied his freedom while his immigration case plays out. Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford also extended for 90 days an order requiring the government to keep Mahdawi in Vermont.

  • 3 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

    click to enlarge Federal agents arrested eight migrant workers on Vermont’s largest dairy farm Monday in what advocates are calling one of the state's largest worksite enforcement actions in recent memory. The arrests, which occurred at the Pleasant Valley Farms in Berkshire, were not the result of a pre-planned, targeted raid, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

  • 3 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

    click to enlarge A federal judge ruled late Friday that Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University grad student from Turkey who was arrested by immigration authorities last month, should be returned to Vermont while the case challenging the constitutionality of her arrest moves forward in Burlington. Judge William K.

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26 Sep 24

RT @sevendaysvt: In recent months, Seven Days reporters spoke with recent arrivals from Afghanistan as they navigated the language and ritu…

Colin Flanders
Colin Flanders @CFlandersVT
24 Sep 24

RT @billbarnwell: This is where Terry McLaurin was when Jayden Daniels threw that ball. What a game!! https://t.co/484MZTHpMj

Colin Flanders
Colin Flanders @CFlandersVT
24 Sep 24

RT @granthpaulsen: This throw. Taking an absolute shot. To put the game on ice. Big boy stuff. https://t.co/68GjDyMHME