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The Huertas Project promotes food sovereignty in migrant farmer groups.

Backyard to table: The Huertas Project and cultivating food sovereignty 

Callia Gilligan, Features Staff Writer September 22, 2023

Latinx migrant farmers working in Vermont’s dairies face difficulty accessing local and culturally familiar food. The Huertas Project is run through UVM and works with migrant farmers on rural dairy...

Photo courtesy of Migrant Justice
Enrique Balcazar (left) and Zully Palacios (right) are pictured. The two were recently released after being detained by ICE in New Hampshire.

Migrant justice activists return home after immigration hearing

Chloe Chaobal, Staff Writer April 10, 2017

Protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Boston March 28 in support of recently arrested Vermont immigration activists. Enrique Balcazar and Zully Palacios, who are married, were arrested...

Zully Palacios (left) and Enrique Balcazar (right) are pictured. They, along with Alex Carillo-Sanchez, were arrested by ICE last week.

Burlington activists arrested by ICE officers

Erika B. Lewy, Assistant News Editor March 24, 2017

Senior Jake Danford became close friends with a couple while interning at a Vermont advocacy group, Migrant Justice. Now, his friends may face deportation. The couple, Enrique Balcazar and Zully Palacios,...

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