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Every week, the mainstream media pumps out a new wave of misleading headlines designed to smear ICE, undermine law enforcement, and manufacture outrage against conservative policies. This week has been no different. From stories claiming ICE “deported citizens” to accusations that U.S. military forces “murdered fishermen,” the pattern is the same: omit the facts, frame criminals as victims, and push a political narrative.
Here is what the headlines say, and what actually happened.
“Ice deports man claiming US citizenship to Laos.” The author never followed up to determine whether the man was or was not a citizen. Another misleading headline claims, “Children who are US citizens deported along with foreign parents.” The children were not deported. The parents were deported and were given the option of taking their children with them, which most parents choose to do. The children are US citizens and may return to the United States any time they wish.
Other common headlines read, “ICE arrested a father at a check-in,” with no mention that the individual was in the country illegally. Or, “Man arrested during immigration hearing,” which omits the fact that the man’s final appeal had been rejected, that he was in the country illegally, and that deportation was the legally required outcome.
Another recurring claim is that someone was arrested “for no reason,” when the actual reason is spelled out in court documents and immigration records the journalists never bother to examine.
“ICE secretly deports father…” The word secretly is used to make the action sound sinister, but what does secretly even mean in this context. ICE does not broadcast arrests and deportations. This is no different from headlines claiming “no one knows where he is,” which actually means ICE will not violate privacy laws by telling every activist or journalist who calls where someone is being held.
Another common headline reads, “ICE detains man at green card interview after missing piece of mail,” or “…after missing court date.” Whether the person truly missed mail or not, the part the media ignores is that the individual is in the country illegally. No one is arrested for missing a piece of mail. They are arrested for being in the country illegally.
What often happens is that people’s claims are rejected. They are permitted to remain in the country during appeal, and when it becomes clear their final appeal will be rejected, they suddenly claim they never received a letter or did not know about their court date. The truth is that they are illegal aliens, milking the system, and the media consistently leaves that out.
A headline read, “Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home.” The story describes how a Louisiana woman, Jacelynn Guzman, was approached by masked Border Patrol agents during what DHS later called a targeted immigration enforcement operation.
It is entirely plausible that this was part of a targeted operation, although it is unclear why the media fixates on whether an operation is targeted or not. They consistently ignore the basic fact that being in the country illegally is illegal and that ICE can arrest, detain, and deport illegal aliens regardless of whether a raid is targeted.
The article states, “Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen.” Yet the reporter made no effort to verify the claim. This is a recurring theme in these stories. Reporters rarely follow up.
The story also highlights that she shouted she was a citizen while running away. This, too, is common in these reports. The media presents the shouted claim “I am a citizen” as if agents are required to accept a verbal declaration and walk away. Someone yelling that they are a citizen is not proof of anything, and agents generally need to see identification. In many of these stories, the reader is expected to be outraged that ICE agents “chased” someone, but the reason they are being chased is because they are running.
This particular story did not feature a broken car window, but in stories where the media wants the audience to be outraged about ICE breaking a window or forcibly removing someone from a vehicle, they always omit the same critical facts. The person refused to open the window, refused to exit the car, refused to show ID, or otherwise refused to comply.
A headline such as, “ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows,” is typical of a slow news day. It is meant to spark outrage against ICE, as if agents were running amok arresting people for no reason. The fact is, they are arresting people who are in the country illegally, and no prior criminal record is necessary for deportation.
In addition to the ongoing liberal assault on ICE, liberals and the media also hate the fact that the National Guard has been deployed to cities with high crime rates. Headlines like this are becoming common: “Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns.” There are more articles discussing the shooter’s depression than there are about the guardsman who was killed, or the one who is still recovering and may be disabled for life.
Other recurring attacks include framing any law requiring ID as “vote suppression,” presenting changes in abortion law as “taking away women’s rights,” and calling sex-change procedures “gender-affirming care.” Laws or rules that simply require people to act in accordance with their birth gender are labeled “anti-trans.”
For example, the media claims that transgender people have been “banned from serving in the U.S. Army,” when in reality they can serve but must do so in their birth gender. Similarly, bans on gender transitions for minors are described as “attacks on healthcare,” without quoting the text of the law. Headlines also routinely downplay violent offenders and shift blame to police, using phrases such as “unarmed man shot” without mentioning that he was attacking officers, “teen killed by police” while omitting gang ties or weapons, or “protester arrested” while ignoring riot charges, arson, or assaults.
The most recent issue the media is attacking is the U.S. military strikes on narcotraffickers in the Caribbean. A headline read, “Family of fisherman killed in U.S. strike files complaint, alleging murder.” This headline assumes the man was a fisherman, even though this has not been proven or established. The only “proof” presented is that his sister claims he told her he was a fisherman and not a narco. The media simply accepted this claim as fact without further investigation.
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