Vermont’s Border Patrol Controversy | Montpelier News

Montpelier News Today | 2 Min New | The Daily News Now! · Aug 20, 2026 · 1m

Vermont’s governor is defending the state’s participation in Operation Stonegarden, a federal program paying local cops overtime to patrol the U.S.-Canada border, despite mounting controversy after a deputy allegedly handed over a migrant farmworker to immigration officials — a move that violates Vermont’s Fair and Impartial Policing policy. Critics urge the state to drop the program, arguing it muddles civil immigration enforcement with criminal law, while the governor counters it also combats drug trafficking. An ongoing investigation into the deputy’s actions will soon be reviewed by the…