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Aliya Rahman sues federal government over January ICE arrest in Minneapolis

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Aliya Rahman, a Minneapolis resident, filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Minnesota over her arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in January. The suit alleges assault, battery, false arrest and imprisonment, and negligence. The January 13 arrest was captured on video, which Daily Mail describes as viral. Rahman says agents mocked her disabilities and that she is still dealing with lasting injuries. Her attorneys say they filed an administrative claim in April and sued after receiving no response. The suit seeks an unspecified amount.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Rahman filed a lawsuit against the federal government on Tuesday.

    Reported byFar Left4Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    Raw Story, The New Republic, Mother Jones, MS NOW
    Right
    Daily Mail

  2. The suit alleges assault, battery, false arrest and imprisonment, and negligence.

    Reported byFar Left2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic, Mother Jones
    Right
    Daily Mail

  3. ICE agents arrested Rahman in Minneapolis on January 13, and the arrest was captured on video.

    Reported byFar Left2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic, MS NOW
    Right
    Daily Mail

  4. Rahman claims agents mocked her disabilities during the arrest.

    One outletDaily Mail· Right

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Aliya Rahman sued the federal government over her January arrest by ICE agents in Minneapolis, which was captured on video. The left stresses the force of the arrest and the Trump administration, while the right stresses her disabilities and claims that agents mocked them.

  • the left

    5 outlets

    Left headlines lead with the lawsuit and the arrest, and the far-left outlets use the verb dragged and the phrase vile abuse of power to describe the force used.

    Disabled Minneapolis woman who was arrested by ICE sues Trump administration
    MS NOWFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Daily Mail frames the story around the claim that agents mocked her disabilities and presents the arrest as following her driving into protests.

    Autistic woman says ICE agents mocked her disabilities after she was Loaded modifier“arrested for driving into protests”The headline ties the arrest to driving into a protest, a reason the other coverage does not give.More neutral: arrested during an ICE protestDisagree with this highlight?
    Daily MailRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left5

    Draggedviolent arrestfurther fueled outragethat harmed her

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    arrested for driving into protests

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    DraggedMore neutral: Pulled

    The verb implies force beyond what the other coverage describes as pulling her from the car.

    Aliya Rahman Wants To Unmask the ICE Agents Who Dragged Her From Her Car

    Used byMother Jones (Far Left)The New Republic (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    violent arrestMore neutral: arrest

    The adjective characterizes the arrest in the outlet’s own voice before the facts are established in court.

    Rahman’s violent arrest by ICE on Jan.

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    further fueled outrageMore neutral: drew criticism

    The phrase asserts a public reaction and links it to the immigration policy in the outlet’s own voice.

    13, which was captured on video, further fueled outrage over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

    Used byMS NOW (Far Left)

  • Absolutist framing

    that harmed herMore neutral: that she says harmed her

    The phrase states as settled the harm that Rahman alleges in her lawsuit.

    …January, has tried over and over to get some accountability from the government that harmed her.

    Used byMother Jones (Far Left)

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  • Sensational language

    violentlyMore neutral: pulled

    The adverb asserts the manner of the arrest in the outlet’s own voice, which is an allegation in the coverage.

    A Minneapolis woman who was violently pulled out of her car and arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents…

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Loaded modifier

    arrested for driving into protestsMore neutral: arrested during an ICE protest

    The headline ties the arrest to driving into a protest, a reason the other coverage does not give.

    Autistic woman says ICE agents mocked her disabilities after she was arrested for driving into protests

    Used byDaily Mail (Right)

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Loaded words that outlets reported someone else saying. They show what was said, not how the outlet chose to say it.

  • Sensational language

    Quoted

    vileMore neutral: (omit) and quote or describe

    Moral verdict in the reporter's voice.

    “I am one of many who have been impacted by this government’s vile abuse of power,” said Rahman, whose image went viral when ICE agents dragged her out of…

    Quoted byHuffPost (Far Left)The New Republic (Far Left)Raw Story (Far Left)

    Inside a quotation: the outlets are reporting someone else’s words.

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

5 outlets

Leads with

  • dragged from her car
  • tort claims including assault and false imprisonment
  • Trump administration
See the 5 headlines from the leftHide the headlines
  • Raw StoryFar Left

    Woman pulled from car by ICE agents sues Trump admin: ‘Sensational language“Vile”Moral verdict in the reporter's voice.More neutral: (omit) and quote or describeThis appears inside a quotation. The outlet is reporting someone else’s words.Disagree with this highlight? abuse of power’

    Aliya Rahman , whose image spread widely after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulled her from her car in Minneapolis in January, has sued the federal government over what she describes as abuse and wrongful detention, HuffPost reports . …

    Read at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)
  • The New RepublicFar Left

    Disabled Woman Sues Trump Admin After ICE Loaded verb“Dragged”The verb implies force beyond what the other coverage describes as pulling her from the car.More neutral: PulledDisagree with this highlight? Her From Her Car

    A Minneapolis woman who was Sensational language“violently”The adverb asserts the manner of the arrest in the outlet’s own voice, which is an allegation in the coverage.More neutral: pulledDisagree with this highlight? pulled out of her car and arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while she was on her way to a doctor’s appointment in January is suing the federal government. Aliya Rahman, a Minneapolis resident, filed the lawsuit in U.S. …

    Read at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)
  • HuffPostFar Left

    Aliya Rahman Sues U.S. Government For January Abuse By ICE Agents In Minneapolis

    “I am one of many who have been impacted by this government’s Sensational language“vile”Moral verdict in the reporter's voice.More neutral: (omit) and quote or describeThis appears inside a quotation. The outlet is reporting someone else’s words.Disagree with this highlight? abuse of power,” said Rahman, whose image went viral when ICE agents dragged her out of her car.

    Read at HuffPost (opens in a new tab)
  • Mother JonesFar Left

    Aliya Rahman Wants To Unmask the ICE Agents Who Loaded verb“Dragged”The verb implies force beyond what the other coverage describes as pulling her from the car.More neutral: PulledDisagree with this highlight? Her From Her Car

    Aliya Rahman, the disabled Minneapolis resident dragged out of her car and detained by federal immigration agents last January, has tried over and over to get some accountability from the government Absolutist framing“that harmed her”The phrase states as settled the harm that Rahman alleges in her lawsuit.More neutral: that she says harmed herDisagree with this highlight?. …

    Read at Mother Jones (opens in a new tab)
  • MS NOWFar Left

    Disabled Minneapolis woman who was arrested by ICE sues Trump administration

    Rahman’s Sensational language“violent arrest”The adjective characterizes the arrest in the outlet’s own voice before the facts are established in court.More neutral: arrestDisagree with this highlight? by ICE on Jan. 13, which was captured on video, Loaded verb“further fueled outrage”The phrase asserts a public reaction and links it to the immigration policy in the outlet’s own voice.More neutral: drew criticismDisagree with this highlight? over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

    Read at MS NOW (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • claimed mockery of her disabilities
  • driving into protests
  • viral video

Leaves out

  • Rahman work as a software engineer

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • Daily MailRight

    Autistic woman says ICE agents mocked her disabilities after she was Loaded modifier“arrested for driving into protests”The headline ties the arrest to driving into a protest, a reason the other coverage does not give.More neutral: arrested during an ICE protestDisagree with this highlight?

    Aliya Rahman is suing the federal government claiming that agents violated her rights during her arrest in January of this year, which was caught in a now viral video.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    MS NOW, Nov 10, 9:17 AM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    7 hr 31 min later

    Its first report, Nov 10, 4:48 PM EST

See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
  1. MS NOWFar LeftNov 10, 9:17 AM EST
  2. Mother JonesFar LeftNov 10, 1:10 PM EST
  3. HuffPostFar LeftNov 10, 2:22 PM EST
  4. The New RepublicFar LeftNov 10, 4:09 PM EST
  5. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 10, 4:14 PM EST
  6. Daily MailRightNov 10, 4:48 PM EST

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