{"podcast":{"title":"Burlington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141","podcast_index_feed_id":7606141,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/burlington-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/burlington-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":337,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Burlington News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Burlington—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Burlington News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:19:15.897717+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141"},"episode":{"title":"Smuggler’s Plea Shakes Migrant Justice | Burlington News","slug":"smuggler-s-plea-shakes-migrant-justice-burlington-news","published_at":"2026-07-22T22:56:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/smuggler-s-plea-shakes-migrant-justice-burlington-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/95ad61379ccf7f9b","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/e0c0d248-3eef-4a20-894b-4f74616f39f7.mp3","summary":"A shocking twist in the immigration saga: Armando Paulino Estudillo, an undocumented man with a deportation history, admits he paid Migrant Justice leader José Ignacio De La Cruz to smuggle his girlfriend across the Canadian border. In exchange for pleading guilty to one charge, the government drops another—potentially avoiding a 10-year sentence. Though Estudillo won’t testify against De La Cruz, the plea deal could be a major boost for prosecutors. De La Cruz, who remains defiant and not guilty on multiple charges, was arrested after a traffic stop in June 2025, where investigators found his phone linked to smuggling rings and a scheme to forge Vermont driver’s licenses—a program Migrant Justice once championed. The arrest rocked the advocacy group, especially after they’d just rallied against ICE raids. With no further court dates set, this case is heating up, exposing the tangled web of border politics, smuggling, and activism. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/95ad61379ccf7f9b","meta_description":"A shocking twist in the immigration saga: Armando Paulino Estudillo, an undocumented man with a deportation history, admits he paid Migrant Justice leader…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":109,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/episodes/smuggler-s-plea-shakes-migrant-justice-burlington-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/burlington-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7606141/smuggler-s-plea-shakes-migrant-justice-burlington-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}