
Legal and Rights-based Resources
Information to Help Im/migrants and Refugees Know their Rights and Understand US Laws
VLJP is creating videos and resources to help immigrants, migrants, and refugees know their rights, stay safe, and make informed decisions.
The Office of the Health Care Advocate is a project of Vermont Legal Aid. This office provides free and confidential services for all people living in Vermont. The Office of the Health Care Advocate help people answer questions about their health insurance and help them get the health care that they need. This video is available in 14 languages.
This video includes information about the changes to medicaid that will affect some immigrants starting on October 1, 2026. Available in 10 languages.
This video includes everything asylum-seekers need to know about the new yearly fee to be paid to the government required to keep ones asylum case open. Available in 15 languages.
This video provides information about the Law of Access to Housing (Act 69). Available in English, Haitian Creole, and Jamaican Patois.
This video provides six simple tips to help prepare for ICE presence in airports in the United States. (Available in English, Arabic, French, Mandarin, and Spanish)
This video is a message from the Office of the Mayor of Burlington. It providess information about ICE in Burlington, Vermont.
This video provides the same information about how to prepare for possible ICE detention or arrest, but it has been edited to function for the entire United States, not just Vermont.
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This video provides information about how to prepare for possible ICE detention or arrest in Vermont. And includes how to find a family who may have been deteained or arrested by ICE in Vermont.
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This video provides information about the Burlington Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging charter change. Available in 8 langauges.
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Creating a Family Preparedness Plan
This video (in Spanish and English) helps parents in VT who do not have lawful immigration status create a plan to set up temporary guardianship for their children, in case they are detained or deported. The video explains how to contact VT Legal Aid for free assistance creating their family preparedness plan. Created Jan. 2025.​
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Know Your Rights with ICE
This video (in Arabic, English, French, Haitian Kreyol, Mandarin, and Spanish) focuses on im/migrants' rights when interacting with ICE. The content was produced and vetted by the Immigrant Defense Project.
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Know Your Rights: The 100 Mile Border Zone
This video (in Arabic, English, French, Haitian Kreyol, Mandarin, and Spanish) focuses on im/migrants' rights when interacting with ICE. The content was produced and vetted by ACLU.
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Immigrants: What to do with Police and ICE
This video (in Spanish and English) contains content from ACLU Massachusetts about what non-citizens need to know when it comes to interacting with police and immigration enforcement.
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Printable Flyers with QR codes
Download this PDF to share language specific flyers helping folks to access videos about legal rights and laws. Flyers available in Spanish, Arabic, Haitian Kreyol and Mandarin, in addition to an English flyer that links to the full multilingual playlist for each video. Updated 2/14/25.​
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Important information about legal consequences for alcohol and drug possession and use, including cannabis, for people without US citizenship.​​
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