Two Ecuadorian women with asylum claims released after ICE detention
Mar 11, 2026·Location: South Burlington, VT
Country of origin: Ecuador

Two sisters with pending asylum claims, Camila and Johana Patin Patin, were detained by ICE on March 11 during a South Burlington raid targeting a different individual. They were released after approximately 10 days in custody, along with a Honduran man, despite not being targets of the operation and having no arrest warrants. A federal judge found the arrests violated Constitutional rights, and their attorney stated ICE appeared to rely on racial profiling in detaining them.
Sources
- Special Report: How ICE operates in Vermont
vermontpublic.org·May 26, 2026·archived copy
- Three individuals released after being detained by ICE
- What we know 2 weeks after the ICE raid in South Burlington
vermontpublic.org·Mar 25, 2026·archived copy
ctpublic.org·Mar 25, 2026·archived copy
- Federal judge releases third of three people detained in South Burlington ICE raid
vtdigger.org·Mar 20, 2026·archived copy
- Judge says detention of Ecuadorian woman violated Constitution
vermontpublic.org·Mar 18, 2026·archived copy
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