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Judge releases Ecuadorian woman detained by ICE
Derek Brouwer
Jisella Johana Patin Patin, a mother of two who lives in South Burlington, was one of three immigrants detained during the chaotic raid last Wednesday.

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The standoff in South Burlington

A chaotic scene unfolded last week as federal immigration authorities raided a South Burlington home. Explore our coverage:

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Mactar Mbaye loves real estate. He lives in Montreal, and he is working at his dream job — as one of the hosts of HGTV Canada's Hoarder House Flippers, along with his three brothers. While Mactar’s journey from real estate nerd to broadcast television was built on the chaotic spectacle of hoarding — messes he could sort, stack, and clear away — another, far more complicated moment in his life proved harder to tidy up.
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