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Undocumented man detained in ICE raid, misses court hearing on DUI charge

Mar 11, 2026 · South Burlington, VT, Mexico

Undocumented man detained in ICE raid, misses court hearing on DUI charge

Deyvi Daniel Corona Sanchez, an undocumented Mexican man who had been deported to Mexico five years earlier following a criminal trespass charge in Texas, was detained by ICE agents on March 11, 2026, during an enforcement operation on Dorset Street in South Burlington, Vermont. When federal officers attempted to stop his vehicle as it left a home, Corona Sanchez rammed a federal agent's car before crashing in a wooded area and running into a nearby house. Hundreds of community members and protesters gathered at the scene in a hours-long standoff to block agents from entering the home. ICE agents forced their way through the crowd and took him into federal custody around 5:30 p.m. Corona Sanchez had been facing a pending driving-under-the-influence charge from January in Middlebury. He missed a May court hearing where he had been offered enrollment in a court diversion program that would have allowed the charge to be expunged. A federal judge previously found that the ICE arrests violated Constitutional rights, though deportation proceedings remain possible.

Timeline

May 2026Corona Sanchez misses scheduled court hearing on DUI charge; federal judge previously found ICE arrests violated Constitutional rights
Mar 11, 2026ICE agents attempt to stop Corona Sanchez's vehicle on Dorset Street in South Burlington; he rams federal agent's car, crashes in wooded area, and flees into nearby house; hundreds of protesters gather at scene in standoff; ICE agents force through crowd and detain him around 5:30 p.m.
Jan 2026Corona Sanchez charged with driving-under-the-influence in Middlebury

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