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Immigration officials report more than 4,000 arrests in 10-day Texas operation

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

4 articles in total, 1 of them opinion. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said ICE and Texas law enforcement arrested nearly 4,200 people living in the country illegally in a 10-day operation in Texas, which he called Lone Star Mission. Scripps News reports that Mullin said more than 60% of those arrested had criminal histories, but he did not disclose the specific offenses. PJ Media, Epoch Times and The Center Square report more than 4,000 arrests. The Center Square reports that the arrests were made without incident. Separately, an ICE officer has been charged after striking a man with a car in Houston, an alleged incident that occurred before the operation began.

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  1. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said ICE and Texas law enforcement made more than 4,000 arrests in a 10-day operation in Texas.

    Reported byCenter1Right1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Scripps News
    Right
    The Center Square
    Far Right
    PJ Media, The Epoch Times

  2. Mullin said more than 60% of those arrested had criminal histories.

    One outletScripps News· Center

  3. Mullin said those arrested included murderers, sexual assailants, drunk drivers and alien smugglers, but did not disclose the specific offenses.

    One outletScripps News· Center

  4. An ICE officer has been charged after allegedly striking a man with his car in Houston, an incident that occurred before the Texas operation began.

    One outletScripps News· Center

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that federal immigration officials announced more than 4,000 arrests in a 10-day Texas operation. Right-side outlets lead with the count and the illegal immigrant label, while the center's Scripps News attributes the figures to DHS and adds that Mullin said most arrestees had criminal histories.

  • the left

    No coverage yet

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

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Scripps News leads with the Homeland Security figure and attributes it to DHS, with no legal-status label in the headline.

    DHS: Nearly 4,200 arrested during 10-Day Texas immigration operation
    Scripps NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets · 1 opinion

    Right-side headlines lead with the arrest total and the label illegal immigrants; far-end PJ Media opinion adds Biden-era open-border blame, while The Center Square stresses no incidents.

    ICE Texas Operation Nets 4,170 Illegal Immigrants in 10 days
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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  • Left

    Has not covered this story.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right4

    huge illegal alien populationopen-border policiesillegal alienIllegal Aliens

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    huge illegal alien populationMore neutral: a population of people living in the country illegally in Texas

    Asserts a large size for the population without giving a figure.

    Even the red state of Texas has a huge illegal alien population, which increased considerably thanks to the Biden administration’s…

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Partisan shorthand

    open-border policiesMore neutral: Biden administration immigration policies

    Names the Biden-era immigration approach with a term that contains a conclusion about border policy.

    …population, which increased considerably thanks to the Biden administration’s open-border policies.

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    illegal alienMore neutral: unauthorized immigrant or noncitizen without legal status

    Appears in some statutes but is widely read as dehumanizing; 'alien' frames people as foreign objects rather than residents.

    Even the red state of Texas has a huge illegal alien population, which increased considerably thanks to the Biden administration’s…

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    Illegal AliensMore neutral: people living in the country illegally

    Applies a legal-status label to everyone arrested before the facts of each case are established.

    ICE Arrests Over 4.000 Illegal Aliens in 10-Day Texas Operation

    Used byPJ Media (Far Right)

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From the left

0 outlets

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

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • official DHS arrest figure
  • Mullin's claim of criminal histories
  • praise for the officers involved
  • Houston ICE officer charge

Leaves out

  • Report that the arrests were made without incident

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

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  • Scripps NewsCenter

    DHS: Nearly 4,200 arrested during 10-Day Texas immigration operation

    Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said authorities arrested nearly 4,200 immigrants living in the country illegally during a 10-day operation in Texas. Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Mullin said more than 60% of those arrested had criminal histories. …

    Read at Scripps News (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • arrest total over 4,000
  • illegal immigrant label
  • Biden-era open-border policies
  • operation without incident

Leaves out

  • Mullin's claim that over 60% of those arrested had criminal histories

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

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  • The Center SquareRight

    Lone Star Mission: ICE arrests more than 4,000 in 10 days in Texas without incident

    (The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement working with Texas law enforcement arrested more than 4,000 illegal foreign nationals in 10 days in Texas without incident.

    Read at The Center Square (opens in a new tab)
  • The Epoch TimesFar Right

    ICE Texas Operation Nets 4,170 Illegal Immigrants in 10 days

    The arrested include people convicted of sexual assault and wanted for alleged murder.

    Read at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
  • PJ MediaFar RightOpinion

    ICE Arrests Over 4.000 Dehumanizing label“Illegal Aliens”Applies a legal-status label to everyone arrested before the facts of each case are established.More neutral: people living in the country illegallyDisagree with this highlight? in 10-Day Texas Operation

    Even the red state of Texas has a Sensational language“huge illegal alien population”Asserts a large size for the population without giving a figure.More neutral: a population of people living in the country illegally in TexasDisagree with this highlight?, which increased considerably thanks to the Biden administration’s Partisan shorthand“open-border policies”Names the Biden-era immigration approach with a term that contains a conclusion about border policy.More neutral: Biden administration immigration policiesDisagree with this highlight?. So the Trump-Mullin Department of Homeland Security reached some impressive arrest numbers in the state over just 10 days.

    Read at PJ Media (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    4 hr 43 min later

    Its first report, Oct 30, 2:16 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Epoch Times, Oct 30, 9:33 AM EDT

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  1. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 30, 9:33 AM EDT
  2. Scripps NewsCenterOct 30, 2:16 PM EDT
  3. The Center SquareRightOct 30, 4:09 PM EDT

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