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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. Before arriving at IPR, she interned for WBEZ’s data journalism team in Chicago and for the investigative unit of American Public Media.
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Maxwell Howard
Maxwell Howard is a journalist based in northern Michigan.
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Ed Ronco
Ed Ronco is IPR's news director.
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