These stories appear on The Monitor website as part of a collaboration between The Maine Monitor and Maine Focus, the investigative team of the Bangor Daily News, a partnership to strengthen investigative journalism in Maine. Read more about the collaboration.
A ‘concerned’ Mainer’s tip got an immigrant wrongly detained for 65 days
Border agents in Calais arrested the Venezuelan man who was allowed to be in the U.S., prompting a strongly worded decision from a federal judge this week.
Donald Trump’s administration quietly holds up $50M for Maine universities
New figures reveal that the Trump administration’s cuts to Maine’s public university system have reached further than previously disclosed.
A teenager’s immigration arrest started with a Maine traffic stop
The details of how 17-year-old Jose Adalberto Herrera and his uncle went from driving to work to federal custody highlights the role that local police play in aiding federal immigration enforcement.
Two transgender girls, six federal agencies. How Trump is trying to pressure Maine into obedience.
Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats.
Maine public housing tenants face eviction at high rates. A new program to keep renters housed excludes them.
A new eviction prevention program fails to protect some of Maine’s most vulnerable residents from homelessness.
