Activist says immigrant’s release will lessen deportation risk

Jose Luis Cordova Herrera. Courtesy photo from Migrant Justice
José Luis Cordova Herrera, who faced deportation after activists say was improperly arrested near a health center in northern Vermont in February, was released on bond March 1 after letters of support poured in to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
His bond was lowered from $14,000 to $3,000 after 1,400 people sent letters to ICE, including one from Vermont’s congressional delegation. Community members collected the mo