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Up North Lowdown

Baldwin, ICE and skepticism

By Claire Keenan-Kurgan,
Maxwell Howard, Ed Ronco
Published June 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM EDT
Baldwin’s 25-foot tall statue of a brown trout, the world’s largest brown trout sculpture. (Photo: Claire Keenan-Kurgan / IPR)
Baldwin’s 25-foot tall statue of a brown trout, the world’s largest brown trout sculpture. (Photo: Claire Keenan-Kurgan / IPR)

In Lake County — population 12,000 — a new ICE facility is opening in a shuttered private prison, promising to create hundreds of jobs in the poorest county in the state. Many residents have doubts about whether the jobs will last.

Story: Claire Keenan-Kurgan, Maxwell Howard
Host: Ed Ronco
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

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Claire Keenan-Kurgan
Claire joined Interlochen Public Radio in summer 2024. She covers general assignment news with a focus on labor, growth, and the economy of northern Michigan.
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Maxwell Howard
Maxwell Howard is a reporter for IPR News.
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Ed Ronco
Ed Ronco is IPR's news director and the local host of "Morning Edition."
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