The Vermont legislature enacted S.209, which prohibits federal agents from making civil immigration arrests at ‘sensitive places,’ including schools, day cares, health care facilities, and houses of worship. Passage followed a high-profile ICE operation in South Burlington in March 2026 that intensified pressure on Vermont lawmakers to act on immigration-related bills, including a companion bill (H.849) allowing lawsuits against federal officers for constitutional violations, which Gov. Scott allowed to become law without his signature.