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
New Haven immigration attorneys, activists prepare for a potential second Trump presidency

If reelected, former President Donald Trump promises to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. The News spoke with immigration attorneys and activists about how a second Trump administration would impact local immigration services.

October 31, 2024

MAIA NEHME
ACLU of Connecticut calls for video release in prisoner wrongful death lawsuit

The ACLU of CT urged the Appellate Court to release the video of J’Allen Jones’ death during a hearing on Thursday morning. Jones died in 2018 when he was forcefully restrained by correctional officers.

October 25, 2024

MAIA NEHME
‘We don’t have a voice anymore’: Former hunger strikers criticize neglect, lack of communication from prison officials

Nearly two weeks after ending their hunger strike, Jacky Robinson Jr. and Cornel Myers expressed frustration about alleged unfulfilled promises and retaliation by the state Department of Correction.

October 22, 2024

MAIA NEHME & ARIELA LOPEZ
PROFILE: Is Kevin Morse trying to be Elm City’s Batman?

Kevin Morse was formerly incarcerated. Now, he drives a cop car, wears a bulletproof press vest and reports on New Haven crime in real time on social media.

October 13, 2024

MAIA NEHME & TRISTAN HERNANDEZ
Welcome to the News’ Latine Heritage Month special issue!

Bienvenidos, bem-vindo and welcome to the News’ Latine Heritage special issue! In honor of Latine Heritage Month, which comes to a close on Oct. 15, […]

October 11, 2024

MAIA NEHME
Connecticut prisoners set to end 23-day hunger strike

Jacky Robinson Jr. and Cornel Myers plan to end their hunger strike now that the Department of Correction has agreed to their personal demands.

October 8, 2024

MAIA NEHME & KALINA BROOKFIELD
Criminal justice organization spotlights deaths in state DOC custody

A panel of legislators, the state inspector general and Connecticut’s first independent prison watchdog discussed the deaths of incarcerated people at Stop Solitary CT’s meeting on Friday.

October 6, 2024

MAIA NEHME & ARIELA LOPEZ
New Haven police union, City announce tentative contract agreement

Amid recruiting troubles, the proposed contract features a nearly $20,000 raise in starting salary and strengthened benefits.

October 2, 2024

MAIA NEHME & REMI CLARK-REDSTAR
¡Fiesta Latina! promotes Peabody, community resources for Spanish speakers

Hosted by Junta for Progressive Action and the Yale Peabody Museum, this year’s event, unlike the celebrations of the last two decades, expanded to two days of programming.

September 30, 2024

MAIA NEHME
Activists boycott the Graduate hotel, New Haven restaurants for alleged labor abuse

At a Saturday protest outside the Graduate New Haven hotel and Mexican restaurant Te Amo Tequila, Mecha de Yale and Unidad Latina en Acción organizers launched a boycott against six New Haven businesses for alleged labor exploitation.

September 30, 2024

MAIA NEHME & ARIELA LOPEZ
Dozens march through the Hill for police shooting victim

Friends of Jebrell Conley and local activists convened to call for police accountability a week after Conley was shot and killed by three officers at a West Haven car wash.

September 27, 2024