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Judge holds Trump administration in contempt over deportation of asylum seeker

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U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher found the Trump administration in contempt on Friday for deporting an asylum seeker, identified as E.L.A., to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She ordered the government to return him to the U.S. and to refrain from executing removal orders until his asylum case is processed. The case stems from a 2019 class-action settlement protecting asylum rights of immigrants who arrived as unaccompanied minors. ABC News reports E.L.A. was deported twice, briefly returning voluntarily after the first removal. The Epoch Times reports DHS said in a court filing that E.L.A. does not want to return to the U.S., and that the judge ordered her opinion sealed.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Judge Stephanie Gallagher held the Trump administration/DHS in contempt on Friday, Sept. 25

    Reported byLeftCenterRight

  2. The contempt finding involves violation of three prior court orders

    Reported byLeftCenterRight

  3. The judge ordered the government to return the asylum seeker, identified as E.L.A., to the U.S.

    Reported byLeftCenterRight

  4. The case arises from a 2019 class-action settlement protecting asylum rights of unaccompanied minors

    Reported byLeft

  5. E.L.A. was deported twice, briefly returning to U.S. custody voluntarily after the first deportation

    Reported byLeft

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  1. DHS said in a court filing that E.L.A. does not want to return to the United States

    Reported byRight

  2. The judge's opinion explaining her decision was ordered sealed

    Reported byRight

What is contested

Where accounts differ

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

  • Whether E.L.A. wants to return to the United States

    ABC News reports he 'submitted himself' to custody and endured detention after voluntarily returning once; The Epoch Times reports DHS says he does not want to return and cannot be compelled to.

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    1 outlet

    ABC's headline emphasizes the repeated wrongful deportation, highlighting that the man was deported twice.

    Judge finds Trump administration in contempt for twice deporting asylum-seeker
    ABC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    Axios frames the ruling as part of an ongoing clash between the administration and courts, noting the judge was Trump-appointed.

    Trump-appointed judge again holds admin in contempt over deportation
    AxiosCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Epoch Times frames the story around DHS's contempt finding while emphasizing uncertainty over whether the deportee actually wants to return.

    Judge Holds DHS in Contempt for Deporting Man to El Salvador
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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    wrongfully deported twice

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  • Right1

    an illegal immigrant

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    an illegal immigrantMore neutral: an asylum seeker

    Labels the asylum seeker with a contested term rather than describing his legal status as an asylum applicant

    …ruling that it violated three orders she issued blocking the deportation of an illegal immigrant from El Salvador.

    Used byThe Epoch Times (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    wrongfully deported twiceMore neutral: deported twice, which the court found violated its orders

    Characterizes the deportations as wrongful, a legal conclusion presented as fact rather than attributed

    was wrongfully deported twice.

    Used byABC News (Left)

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

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • repeated wrongful deportation
  • asylum-seeker's ordeal
  • legal protections from the 2019 settlement

Leaves out

  • DHS's claim that E.L.A. does not want to return
  • the sealing of the judge's opinion

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

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  • ABC NewsLeft

    Judge finds Trump administration in contempt for twice deporting asylum-seeker

    A federal judge has found the Trump administration in contempt for deporting an asylum-seeker to El Salvador in violation of three court orders.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • pattern of conflict between courts and administration
  • judge's Trump appointment
  • timeline of prior violated orders

Leaves out

  • DHS's claim that E.L.A. does not want to return
  • details of the 2019 class-action settlement

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

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  • AxiosCenter

    Trump-appointed judge again holds admin in contempt over deportation

    A Trump -appointed federal judge held the administration in contempt Friday for deporting a young asylum seeker to El Salvador in violation of three court orders — and ordered the government to bring him back to the U.S. …

    Read at Axios (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • DHS's court filing disputing the man's wish to return
  • sealing of the judge's opinion
  • procedural history of the case

Leaves out

  • the 2019 class-action settlement background
  • details of the man's voluntary return after first deportation

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    1 hr 28 min later

    Its first report, Sep 25, 6:51 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Axios, Sep 25, 5:23 PM EDT

  • Right

    1 hr 28 min later

    Its first report, Sep 25, 6:51 PM EDT

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  1. AxiosCenterSep 25, 5:23 PM EDT
  2. ABC NewsLeftSep 25, 6:51 PM EDT
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightSep 25, 6:51 PM EDT

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