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It goes on to say that no staff member of the DCF should put an immigrant child in custody.

For thirty years, the DCF's Undocumented Child Rule has protected children in need of welfare screening, with the department supposed to be responding to reports of abuse "without regard to the immigration status."

The DCF, which reported the teen to ICE, appeared to violate its own rule by contacting ICE.

Henry's mother was previously deported, and DCF noted in reports that he may be the victim of prior labor trafficking.

Vermont hopes to have a new, working IT system at the Agency of Education and DCF in advance of the summer of 2025.