When tipsters call ICE, the phone rings in Vermont

Protesters gather across the street from the Department of Homeland Security’s Law Enforcement Support Center in Williston earlier this month. Photo by John Young/VTDigger
The tipster called in to report his ex-girlfriend.
For years, the man had known the woman was in the country without proper documentation. But the relationship had recently ended, and he decided to alert federal immigration authorities that his ex had overstayed a visa, and now was living and working in the United States