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Lawful permanent resident dies in ICE custody in Texas

Coverage spectrum

Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (80%).

5 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Outlets report that Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, a Mexican citizen with lawful permanent residence in the United States, died on Saturday while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the Rio Grande Processing Center in South Texas. ICE detained him on June 26 after he returned from Mexico through a port of entry in Laredo. His daughter says staff at the facility would not give him his medications. Immigration officials say he received proper medical care. ICE says officers detained him after determining he obtained permanent status by failing to disclose a previous arrest. ICE has not disclosed the cause of death.

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The 5-point spectrum

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Voices that strongly advocate for progressive policies and systemic change.
Left
Mainstream liberal perspectives focusing on social equality and regulation.
Center
Sources that prioritize neutral reporting and balanced viewpoints.
Right
Mainstream conservative perspectives focusing on market freedom and tradition.
Far Right
Voices that strongly advocate for conservative values and limited government.

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What happened

Key points

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

Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias died in ICE custody in Texas over the weekend.
Reported byFar Left2Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Left
Truthout, The New Republic
Left
The New York Times
Right
Washington Examiner
He was a lawful permanent resident, also called a green card holder.
Reported byFar Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Left
The New Republic
Right
Washington Examiner
ICE detained him on June 26 when he returned from Mexico at a port of entry in Laredo.
Reported byFar Left1Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Left
The New Republic
Left
The New York Times
Right
Washington Examiner
His daughter says staff at the facility would not give him his medications.
One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Left
Truthout
Left
The New York Times
Immigration officials say he received proper medical care.
One outletThe New York Times· Left
ICE says he obtained permanent status by failing to disclose a previous arrest.
One outletWashington Examiner· Right

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

Andrade-Covarrubias was denied his medications at the detention facility.
His daughter says staff would not give him his medications; immigration officials say he received proper medical care.
His detention was justified by a concealed criminal history.
ICE says officers found he obtained permanent status by failing to disclose a previous arrest. Other reports describe him as a lawful permanent resident detained on re-entry, and say the detention has drawn public outcry.

How each side tells it

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All sides report that a Mexican citizen and green card holder died in ICE custody in Texas on Saturday. Left outlets center his daughter’s claim he was denied medication and ICE’s statement he got proper care; the right-side outlet centers ICE’s claim he did not disclose a prior arrest.

the left
4 outlets
Left-side headlines center the death in ICE custody; the Left outlet headlines the daughter’s claim he was denied medicine, while the Far Left headlines stress the death and his green card status.
Man Who Died in ICE Custody in Texas Was Denied Medicine, Daughter Says
The New York TimesLeftAll 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
The one right-side outlet, rated Right, leads with ICE’s stated reason for detention, alleged concealment of a criminal history, and frames the death as prompting public outcry over the detention itself.
Green card recipient who died in ICE custody was detained for alleged concealment of criminal history, ICE says
Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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In the outlets’ own words

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Claimed implies the statement is doubtful, while said reports the agency’s position without that implication.
The agency claimed that he’d failed to disclose a prior arrest when applying for his green card in 2004.
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Side by side

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

From the left

4 outlets

Leads with

daughter’s account of withheld medication
death in ICE custody
green card status
conditions at the detention facility

Leaves out

ICE’s stated reason for detaining him, an alleged failure to disclose a prior arrest

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

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CBS NewsLeft
What we know about death of U.S. green card holder in ICE custody
Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias, a Mexican-born U.S. green card holder, died while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas. He is the 27th person to die in ICE custody this year. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more details.
10 hr agoRead at CBS News (opens in a new tab)
The New RepublicFar Left
Green Card Holder Dies in ICE Detention
A 56-year-old father of three who died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention over the weekend was a lawful permanent resident, The Texas Tribune reported Monday. …
1 day agoRead at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)
The New York TimesLeft
Man Who Died in ICE Custody in Texas Was Denied Medicine, Daughter Says
The man had been detained at an immigration center in Laredo, Texas, since June. Immigration officials said he had received proper medical care.
2 days agoRead at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
TruthoutFar Left
Man Dies in ICE Custody at Texas Jail Operated by GEO Group
The daughter of Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias said staff at the facility wouldn’t “give him his medications.”
2 days agoRead at Truthout (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

ICE’s stated reason for detention
alleged concealment of criminal history
public outcry over the detention

Leaves out

daughter’s claim that medications were withheld
ICE’s statement that he received proper medical care

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

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Washington ExaminerRight
Green card recipient who died in ICE custody was detained for alleged concealment of criminal history, ICE says
A lawful permanent resident detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas died over the weekend, prompting public outcry about why he was detained in the first place. Mexican citizen and U.S. …
1 day agoRead at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

Left
First to report
Truthout, Oct 19, 4:10 PM EDT
Center
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
Right
22 hr 48 min later
Its first report, Oct 20, 2:59 PM EDT

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TruthoutFar LeftOct 19, 4:10 PM EDT
The New York TimesLeftOct 19, 5:40 PM EDT
The New RepublicFar LeftOct 20, 12:24 PM EDT
Washington ExaminerRightOct 20, 2:59 PM EDT
CBS NewsLeftOct 21, 12:08 PM EDT

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Lawful permanent resident dies in ICE custody in Texas

Coverage spectrum

Key points

Where accounts differ

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the left

the center

the right

Language to notice

In the outlets’ own words

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From the left

What we know about death of U.S. green card holder in ICE custody

Green Card Holder Dies in ICE Detention

Man Who Died in ICE Custody in Texas Was Denied Medicine, Daughter Says

Man Dies in ICE Custody at Texas Jail Operated by GEO Group

From the center

From the right

Green card recipient who died in ICE custody was detained for alleged concealment of criminal history, ICE says

How the coverage built up

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