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University of San Francisco nurse Ann Lawani remains in ICE custody

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

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

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding Ann Lawani, a University of San Francisco professor and nurse, after agents arrested her at her Lodi, California, home on September 16. One report says she has since been moved between detention centers in California, Texas and Louisiana. Federal officials cite a final removal order issued in 2013. Her supporters say she has withholding-of-removal protection against deportation to Nigeria. Local lawmakers, students and colleagues at the university are calling for her release.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. Ann Lawani, a University of San Francisco professor and nurse, was arrested by ICE agents at her Lodi, California, home on September 16.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Far Right
    Townhall

  2. Lawani remains in ICE custody.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    Daily Mail

  3. Lawani has reportedly been moved between detention centers in California, Texas and Louisiana.

    One outletThe Guardian· Left

  4. Federal officials cite a final removal order issued against Lawani in 2013.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    TheGrio
    Far Right
    Townhall

  5. Her supporters say she has legal protection against deportation to Nigeria.

    One outletTheGrio· Left

  6. Local lawmakers, students and colleagues have called for her release.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Right
    Daily Mail

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Questions the coverage answers differently, and who says what.

  • Does Lawani have legal protection against deportation to Nigeria?

    Her supporters say she has withholding-of-removal protection against deportation to Nigeria, while federal officials cite a final removal order issued in 2013.

How each side tells it

Compare views

Both sides report that Lawani, a University of San Francisco nurse and professor, is in ICE custody after a September arrest, and that students are demanding her release. The left stresses her value to students and the outcry for her release, while the right stresses the 2013 removal order.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    The Guardian frames the case as a growing campaign for her release and calls her beloved, while TheGrio frames it as backlash over immigration enforcement.

    Calls grow for release of Loaded modifier“beloved”Calling her beloved praises her before the facts are established and adds a judgement the reporting does not support.More neutral: California nurseDisagree with this highlight? California nurse detained by ICE: ‘We want her home’
    The GuardianLeftAll 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 · 1 opinion

    The Daily Mail’s news headline stresses months in custody and student demands, while the Far Right Townhall opinion headline says Democrats ignore a removal order, a framing the news headline does not take.

    San Francisco professor and nurse is held in ICE custody for months as students demand she's let out
    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.

  • Left3

    whiskedshuffledbeloved

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right2

    just so happens to beIgnoring This Fact

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    just so happens to beMore neutral: is the same length as

    The phrase suggests a suspicious coincidence that the article does not establish.

    Lawani has lived in the country for 13 years, which just so happens to be the length of time since she was issued a final order of removal.

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    Ignoring This FactMore neutral: does not mention

    The headline accuses the Democrats of a deliberate omission, a judgement the article does not establish with evidence.

    They're Ignoring This Fact.

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    whiskedMore neutral: took

    The verb suggests a swift, secretive removal rather than the arrest itself.

    …among students and faculty at her university Nearly two months after ICE agents whisked a beloved California nurse and professor from her home in Lodi, her university has…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    shuffledMore neutral: moved

    The verb implies disorder and carelessness in the transfers, which the report does not establish.

    …Ann Lawani, who was arrested by immigration agents in September and has since been shuffled between detention centers in California, Texas, and Louisiana, in a series of opaque…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

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  • Loaded modifier

    belovedMore neutral: California nurse

    Calling her beloved praises her before the facts are established and adds a judgement the reporting does not support.

    Calls grow for release of beloved California nurse detained by ICE: ‘We want her home’

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

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See for yourself

Side by side

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

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • calls for her release
  • her role teaching nursing students
  • outcry from students and colleagues
  • supporters’ claim of legal protection
See the 2 headlines from the leftHide the headlines
  • The GuardianLeft

    Calls grow for release of Loaded modifier“beloved”Calling her beloved praises her before the facts are established and adds a judgement the reporting does not support.More neutral: California nurseDisagree with this highlight? California nurse detained by ICE: ‘We want her home’

    Ann Lawani was taken from her home, sparking a huge outcry among students and faculty at her university Nearly two months after ICE agents Loaded verb“whisked”The verb suggests a swift, secretive removal rather than the arrest itself.More neutral: tookDisagree with this highlight? a beloved California nurse and professor from her home in Lodi, her university has ramped up calls for her release.

    Read at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
  • TheGrioLeft

    ICE detention of Nigerian nurse and professor sparks backlash over immigration enforcement

    Dr. Ann Lawani’s supporters say she has legal protection against deportation to Nigeria, while federal officials cite a removal order

    Read at TheGrio (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 · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • 2013 final removal order
  • length of detention
  • students demanding her release

Leaves out

  • supporters’ claim of withholding-of-removal protection against deportation to Nigeria

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

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  • Daily MailRight

    San Francisco professor and nurse is held in ICE custody for months as students demand she's let out

    One of the University of San Francisco associate professor's former students said she 'felt like my stomach just dropped' upon learning of her detention.

    Read at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
  • TownhallFar RightOpinion

    Democrats Are Calling for the Release of a Nurse Detained by ICE. They're Loaded verb“Ignoring This Fact”The headline accuses the Democrats of a deliberate omission, a judgement the article does not establish with evidence.More neutral: does not mentionDisagree with this highlight?.

    California nurse Ann Lawani was arrested by ICE on September 16 as part of a "targeted enforcement operation" in Lodi. Lawani has lived in the country for 13 years, which Loaded modifier“just so happens to be”The phrase suggests a suspicious coincidence that the article does not establish.More neutral: is the same length asDisagree with this highlight? the length of time since she was issued a final order of removal. …

    Read at Townhall (opens in a new tab)

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    TheGrio, Nov 11, 11:59 AM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    13 hr 53 min later

    Its first report, Nov 12, 1:52 AM EST

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  1. TheGrioLeftNov 11, 11:59 AM EST
  2. Daily MailRightNov 12, 1:52 AM EST
  3. The GuardianLeftNov 12, 7:19 PM EST

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out.

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