Ari Snider
All Things Considered Host & News ReporterAri Snider grew up in Midcoast Maine and has reported for public radio stations in Southeast Alaska and Far West Texas, covering everything from salmon fishing to the restoration of a historic adobe church on the US-Mexico border. He got his start in audio storytelling as an undergrad at Brown University and through internships at radio stations in Vermont and Rhode Island. His work has won three Alaska Press Club awards and multiple Regional Murrow Awards, and has aired on numerous national radio programs.
When looking to get out of town for a weekend, Ari has a special fondness for the islands of Penobscot Bay and the lakes and mountains of western Maine.
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Sheriff Kevin Joyce said his department is squeezed between people who want an end to cooperation with ICE and those who want to see even more collaboration. -
An overflow crowd in Augusta testified largely in favor of the bills, but several law enforcement associations object to the measures. -
Maine Border Patrol arrests hit 24-year high in April, ICE flies some of those detained out of stateA statement released Wednesday by Customs and Border Patrol says the jump in arrests is due to increased enforcement operations. -
Police chief Dan Ahern said in a statement the incident was an "unfortunate circumstance." -
A coalition of states is suing the Transportation and Homeland Security Departments. -
According to online booking logs, the jail has held around 70 people for Border Patrol so far this year. -
The President wrote on his social media platform last week a Biden-era law funding digital access and equity was "racist." -
Lawyers in multiple states say their clients have been arrested in Maine in recent months despite having valid work permits, no criminal record, and pending claims for permanent status.
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Residents offered diverging - and at times impassioned - views on immigration enforcement. -
The sighting of more than 75 of the critically endangered whales has prompted federal regulators to issue voluntary vessel speed restrictions.
