I was flagged and put on some sort of list before I even arrived at that airport," Chavarria said. “When was it that my profile was flagged?

Winooski is the most diverse city in Vermont, with 14.3% of the population being foreign-born. What's the impact of the ...

He was returning to the country after visiting family abroad, and refused to let agents access his district laptop and phone.

"They said that I do not have rights, that my constitutional rights don't matter at a port of entry and that I should stop talking about rights," Chavarria said.

Wilmer Chavarria has been a naturalized citizen of the U.S. since 2018 and the superintendent of the Winooski, Vermont School ...

Chavarria, now 36, leads the Winooski School District in Winooski, Vermont, near Burlington. The district serves about 800 ...

Vermont superintendent Wilmer Chavarria says CBP officers seized his devices and questioned him for hours after a family trip ...

T he superintendent of a Vermont school district says he was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents while re-entering the country with his husband on Monday, an experience he ...

Condemnation of this act must be swift and unwavering in its support of one of our esteemed, caring and truly exceptional educational leaders.

Wilmer Chavarria says he was held and questioned for 4-5 hours this week at Bush Intercontinental Airport, despite being a naturalized U.S. citizen who'd previously completed the interview and ...

Wilmer Chavarria, a citizen of the U.S., was interrogated and separated from his husband upon re-entering the country from Nicaragua. His story is being discussed across the country.