Manchester mother detained by ICE, granted bond after month in custody, returns to three children
Sep 30, 2025·Location: Manchester, VT

Davona Williams, a 42-year-old Manchester resident originally from Jamaica, was detained by ICE on August 25, 2025, while bringing her child home to Torrey Knoll in Manchester Center. Williams, who worked as a health aide in Vermont, was held under a prior removal order from 2013. She was initially held at Chittenden County Regional Correctional Facility before being transferred to ICE's North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan on September 1. Williams has no criminal record, three children ranging from 18 months to 15 years old, and had been living in Vermont for nearly two decades while pursuing legal status. On September 30, 2025, Detroit Immigration Court Judge Mark J. Jebson granted her a $7,500 bond, finding her neither a danger to the community nor a flight risk, citing her strong community ties. Her attorney, Christopher Worth, plans to file a motion to move the case to Chelmsford Immigration Court in Massachusetts and continue seeking legal relief. Community members, including the Rutland Area NAACP and local officials, organized support efforts; a GoFundMe campaign raised $25,265 to cover bond costs, transportation, and family expenses during her detention. A judge also approved a stay of deportation, and a motion to reopen her prior removal order is pending before the Boston Immigration Court.
Timeline
Sources
- Developing | Five detained by ICE in Londonderry
- Williams transferred to Michigan ICE facility, stay of deportation granted
- Manchester woman arrested by ICE transferred from Vermont as family and lawyers struggle to locate her
- Davona Williams granted bond in immigration hearing, can return to Vermont
vtdigger.org·Sep 30, 2025·archived copy
- Update on Davona Williams
naacprutland.org·Oct 1, 2025·archived copy
- Davona Williams granted bond by immigration judge, expected to return to Vt. and reunite with family
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