Immigrant rights groups push for new protections in state law

Jill Martin Diaz of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project in Burlington on Monday, February 10. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerMONTPELIER — A group of organizations that advocate for immigrant rights in the state are urging Vermont lawmakers to pass a slate of bills they say would bolster protections for communities they serve — and counter recent changes at the federal level.“We’re just asking the state to make sure there is some accountability,” said Jill Martin D