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Rachel Estabrook is an accountability reporter at the Portland Press Herald. Before joining the Press Herald in 2026, Rachel worked in the newsroom at Colorado Public Radio for 12 years. She's originally from Durham, New Hampshire, and enjoys skiing, hiking, swimming, and hanging out with her family, including two young kids. Rachel lives in Portland.

Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News

A closer look at the Maine names on Homeland Security’s ‘worst of the worst’ list

by Rachel Estabrook and Dylan Tusinski January 31, 2026January 31, 2026

Federal officials have publicized a database of arrests as part of the justification for recent enhanced enforcement efforts, but the list cites decades-old charges and arrests made by local police months earlier.

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