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Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa signals review of Operation Lone Star border program

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Breitbart News, The Daily Signal and Townhall report that Democrat Gina Hinojosa was elected Texas governor and has signaled changes to state immigration policy. Hinojosa told Townhall in an interview that the state needs a review of Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s 2021 border program. Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson will look into state agreements with ICE, Townhall reports. Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he would limit police contact with ICE after saying incoming state Democrats were unlikely to use a Republican-passed sanctuary cities ban, The Daily Signal reports. Breitbart reports that the Department of Homeland Security said migrants would not be allowed into the United States.

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  1. Democrat Gina Hinojosa was elected governor of Texas.

    One side only: the rightReported byFar Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
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    Breitbart News, The Daily Signal, Townhall

  2. Hinojosa said the state needs a review of Operation Lone Star.

    One outletTownhall· Far Right

  3. Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson said he will examine state agreements with ICE and would keep one only if ICE gives Texas investigative authority over its actions in the state.

    One outletTownhall· Far Right

  4. Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he would limit when police contact ICE, after saying incoming state Democratic leaders were unlikely to use a Republican-passed sanctuary cities ban.

    One outletThe Daily Signal· Far Right

  5. Operation Lone Star relies on renewal of the governor’s emergency powers.

    One outletBreitbart News· Far Right

  6. The Department of Homeland Security said on X there is ‘absolutely ZERO chance’ migrants will be allowed into the United States.

    One outletBreitbart News· Far Right

How each side tells it

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The only coverage in this sample is from three Far Right outlets, which present the incoming Democratic Texas leadership’s plans to scale back immigration enforcement as a threat to border security.

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  • the right

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    All three headlines present the incoming Democratic Texas leadership’s immigration plans as a border-security concern, with Breitbart warning of a migrant flood and the others calling the plans predictable or a disclosure to be examined.

    Sensational language“Democrat Takeover”“Takeover” implies an illegitimate seizure of power, while the election was a routine change of office.More neutral: Democratic win in Texas governor raceDisagree with this highlight? of Texas Threatens Biden-Style Migrant Flood
    Breitbart NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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    Predictable Plansillegal aliensmassive holecriminal invaders

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    Predictable PlansMore neutral: Plans

    “Predictable” presents the governor’s plans as foreseeable and pre-judged rather than describing them.

    Texas' New Democrat Governor Has Some Predictable Plans for Border Policy

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    illegal aliensMore neutral: people without legal status

    It is a term of legal status used here in the outlet’s own voice for people police might contact, which frames them as illegal by category.

    Houston is limiting when police officers contact ICE about illegal aliens.

    Used byThe Daily Signal (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    massive holeMore neutral: gap

    The phrase asserts a large effect on border security as a prediction without evidence in the excerpt.

    …is on the chopping block, and the end of this stopgap program will likely open a massive hole in border security allowing a Joe Biden-style migrant flood.

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Dehumanizing label

    criminal invadersMore neutral: migrants

    It labels migrants as criminal and as invaders before any facts about them are established, and attaches a criminal label to the group.

    Already new migrant caravans have launched in Mexico with criminal invaders gleefully insisting that the Democrat takeover of Congress means the border will…

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

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  • Sensational language

    Democrat TakeoverMore neutral: Democratic win in Texas governor race

    “Takeover” implies an illegitimate seizure of power, while the election was a routine change of office.

    Democrat Takeover of Texas Threatens Biden-Style Migrant Flood

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

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Leads with

  • Ending Operation Lone Star
  • Migrant flows and border security
  • Houston limits on ICE cooperation
  • Incoming Democratic leaders’ immigration plans
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  • Breitbart NewsFar Right

    Sensational language“Democrat Takeover”“Takeover” implies an illegitimate seizure of power, while the election was a routine change of office.More neutral: Democratic win in Texas governor raceDisagree with this highlight? of Texas Threatens Biden-Style Migrant Flood

    With the election of a Democrat as the next governor of Texas, outgoing Gov. Greg Abbott's "Operation Lone Star" border policy is on the chopping block, and the end of this stopgap program will likely open a massive hole in border security allowing a Joe Biden-style migrant …

    Read at Breitbart News (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily SignalFar Right

    Did Houston’s Mayor Just Reveal Texas Democrats’ Immigration Plans?

    Summary AUSTIN, Texas—When Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced last week that he would scale back police collaboration with ICE deportations, he seems to have inadvertently disclosed the approach the state’s newly elected Democratic leadership will be taking on immigration. …

    Read at The Daily Signal (opens in a new tab)
  • TownhallFar Right

    Texas' New Democrat Governor Has Some Loaded modifier“Predictable Plans”“Predictable” presents the governor’s plans as foreseeable and pre-judged rather than describing them.More neutral: PlansDisagree with this highlight? for Border Policy

    Under Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas became an instrumental partner to the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort during his second term in office.

    Read at Townhall (opens in a new tab)

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    Townhall, Nov 10, 11:30 AM EST

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  1. TownhallFar RightNov 10, 11:30 AM EST
  2. The Daily SignalFar RightNov 10, 12:59 PM EST
  3. Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 11, 10:20 AM EST

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