DORSET STREET, ICE ACTION ON MARCH 11, 2026
South Burlington, VT – On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, ICE conducted a federal immigration operation in South Burlington that involved ICE officers; members of South Burlington, Burlington, and Vermont State Police (VSP) forces; and, by mid-afternoon, several hundred protesters. While law enforcement representatives did obtain a judicial warrant to apprehend an individual, the person in question was NOT at that house, and was not one of the three ultimately removed from the residence. Somebody took a picture of the warrant in the officer’s hand to reveal that there was an arrest warrant but did not confirm that it was a legitimate judicial warrant nor if they had a search and seizure.
[Man Sought by ICE Wasn't in Besieged South Burlington Home | Seven Days
Federal agents got a warrant to arrest a Mexican man named Deyvi Daniel Corona-Sanchez. But he wasn't in the Dorset Street house they searched on Wednesday. https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/immigration-news/man-sought-by-ice-wasnt-in-besieged-
After more than six hours, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ICE and VSP agents illegally ordered demonstrators to disperse, pushed through the protestors, shoved several to the ground, and broke down the front door of the house without presenting the warrant to the residents. They searched the entire house and arrested three of the people inside, taking them to a car. The person named on the warrant was not in the house.
After an eight-hour standoff, law enforcement officials deployed pepper spray, rubber bullets, and physical violence in order to disperse the crowd. ICE agents, VSP, and municipal police officers all participated in actions against peaceful and non-violent protesters that did not follow protocol (e.g., specific, audible dispersal orders with reasonable time limits and clear and realistic exit routes). Police officers took multiple individuals into custody, and members of the public sustained concussions, bruises, and other minor injuries.
IMPROPER / ILLEGAL PROCEDURES
Law enforcement did not present the warrant to the named individual, they were not named on the arrest warrant, and agents broke down the door and searched the apartment illegally.
Agents attempted to run over, stomp on, and pull into arrest a number of individuals. VSP, the South Burlington Police Department (SBPD), and ICE participated in these efforts in equal measure. The crowd remained nonviolent and principled the entire time.
Standard operating procedure for a crowd this size would be to use loudspeakers and make announcements such as dispersal orders in multiple locations and loud enough for everyone in the crowd to hear. Guidance includes ensuring crowds are given reasonable time limits and clear and realistic exit routes (https://public.powerdms.com/VSP/documents/193459). Bystanders at the events of Wednesday night report only hearing orders to disperse from DHS agents, who do not have that authority.
VSP also has specific policies that the organization’s officers are required to follow for use of tear gas: https://public.powerdms.com/VSP/documents/193468.
SUMMARY TIMELINE
Migrant Justice sent out a Rapid Response call at 8:30am, after ICE was spotted outside the house on Dorset Street. Community members gathered around the house to defend the people inside. Others brought food, water, and masks. The protest was completely nonviolent; protesters gathered around the house while chanting and singing. Protesters successfully moved a young child out of the house and to safety. DHS agents and SBPD and VSP officers stood in the back yard and along the road, blocking the street.
After more than six hours, at approximately 5:30pm, DHS and VSP agents ordered demonstrators to disperse, pushed through the protestors (shoving several to the ground), and broke down the front door of the house without presenting the warrant to the residents. They searched the entire house and arrested three of the people inside, taking them to a car. The person named on the warrant was not in the house.
As protesters were blocking the cars in, DHS grabbed the people closest to the cars and threw them to the ground, detaining one of them. DHS and police cars started to try to drive away. As protesters moved to block these cars, police began pepper spraying and shooting rubber bullets at protesters.
Protesters surrounded the final remaining police car (that may have had a detained protester in it). Federal agents deployed tear gas, pepper spray, and flash bangs directly on people sitting in front of the car. The car ultimately was able to drive away.
Many protestors sustained concussions, bruises, and other minor injuries, but there have been no reports of major injuries. Police detained two protestors, ultimately charging them with disorderly conduct.
According to Migrant Justice, Federal agents detained three people:
- Christian Jerez-Andrade, age 31, of Honduras
- Camila Patin Patin, age 20, of Ecuador
- Jissela Johana Patin Patin (“Johana”), age 31, of Ecuador
None of the three was named on the warrant that agents used to enter the home, nor were any of them the driver of the car allegedly involved in an accident earlier that morning. The man named in the warrant – Deyvi Daniel Corona-Sanchez – is the car’s previous owner. He was never present on the scene yesterday, nor was he the driver at the time of the accident. The Patin Patin sisters are both in the US seeking asylum.
The three people immigration officers detained from inside the house remain in custody and were initially held in Vermont state prisons: Jerez-Andrade in Northwest State Correctional Facility (NWSCF) and the Patin Patin sisters in Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility (CRCF). The sisters were moved this morning and their current location is unknown.
VIDEOS & TIMELINE
Battering down the front door: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kBlGDWdoeV9j2MpVmPBJW8DuauL6ToiM/view?usp=sharing
Flash bangs, etc.: https://docs.google.com/videos/d/1qdGC06fviebDlZFbkdlJsibOq7I_2Mitm8HffdFjoYQ/edit?usp=sharing
Videos of police violence, specifically Officer Julian Gonzales and his AT LEAST four documented instances of excessive force: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14O0WZgBvIqFqW9FeJDEa-vqoz6BLytH9uoBvO9PRkMI/edit?usp=sharing
Detailed timeline and eyewitness accounts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1edgOktUCPyZ_2CBIRH5_03wEgxy6rMrQQhPhMWwtgJg/edit?usp=sharing