Maia Nehme
Staff Reporter
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Maia Nehme covers cops, courts and Latine communities for the News. She previously covered housing and homelessness. Originally from Washington, D.C., she is a sophomore in Benjamin Franklin College majoring in History.
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MAIA NEHME & ETHAN WOLIN
Elicker unfazed by floated DOJ backlash to sanctuary policies

After a Justice Department memo suggested investigating local officials who obstruct an immigration crackdown, legal experts said New Haven leaders face no serious legal jeopardy if they decline to assist with deportations as far as the law permits.

January 29, 2025

MAIA NEHME
Interim prison watchdog highlights financial, administrative roadblocks

Facing criticism from some criminal justice advocates, DeVaughn Ward stressed the challenges he has faced since his Sept. 23 appointment as Connecticut’s interim ombudsman.

January 26, 2025

MAIA NEHME
Roadblocks remain in state ID rollout for incarcerated people

House Bill 6875, signed into law in 2023, requires the state Department of Correction to issue identification cards to incarcerated people before their release from prison.

January 15, 2025

MAIA NEHME & ARIELA LOPEZ
The key to the Kia Boyz: New Haven residents, officials confront auto theft “epidemic”

Auto theft numbers are declining this month, but residents are still on high alert.

December 5, 2024

MAIA NEHME
Technology issues delay statewide criminal record erasures

Outdated technology and flawed data systems have hampered Connecticut’s Clean Slate program, which has erased just 11 percent of eligible records since its January rollout.

December 4, 2024

MAIA NEHME & CHRISTINA LEE
Immigrant activists stage rally, carry out post-election game plan

Amid concerns over President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policies, Unidad Latina en Acción called for the city’s solidarity with immigrants while laying the groundwork for resisting mass deportations.

December 2, 2024

MAIA NEHME
Connecticut makes strides to expand prison education programs

In the wake of the 2023 reinstatement of Pell Grants for incarcerated students, state officials are working to boost education access in prisons.

November 15, 2024

MAIA NEHME
Sleepless in the Elm City: New Haveners grapple with vehicle noise

Ongoing efforts by the city and the New Haven Police Department aim to reduce loud noise produced by cars and motorcycles.

November 10, 2024

MAIA NEHME
City immigration attorneys, activists brace for Trump’s reinauguration

President-elect Donald Trump’s landslide win on Tuesday night sparked anxiety about how his second term will impact New Haven’s immigrant community.

November 7, 2024

MAIA NEHME & JONAS LOESEL
New Haven voters pinpoint key issues in 2024 presidential election

Dozens of voters said they considered abortion access, immigration, economic policies and public safety when casting their ballots.

November 6, 2024

MAIA NEHME
Protesters call for state to release video of incarcerated man’s death

Activists and community members criticized the presidential candidates’ deprioritization of criminal justice reform at Saturday’s rally for J’Allen Jones, who died in a Connecticut prison in 2018.

November 3, 2024