
Hundreds of criminals arrested, reports of US citizens detained in ICE raids
By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Ian Kennedy (Lead Video Editor)
President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan is already in motion. During his first week in office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials arrested hundreds of migrants illegally in the U.S.
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However, the media coverage surrounding the raids has been sharply divided, with news outlets on the left and right offering contrasting perspectives.
Left and right news outlets differ on focus
News outlets with a left-leaning political bias have largely condemned the raids, claiming they have stirred fear within communities. Some reports pointed to a raid in New Jersey that may have resulted in U.S. citizens being caught up in an ICE operation. On the other hand, right-leaning news outlets emphasized the success of the raids, highlighting the arrest of criminals and suspected terrorists.

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Fox News reported that the first images of the raids showed the arrest of MS-13 gang members and murder suspects. The New York Post similarly highlighted the arrest of criminals, including pedophiles, gang members and a suspected terrorist, among the 538 migrants arrested.
In contrast, left-leaning outlets such as The Guardian and Axios have focused on the specific raid in Newark, New Jersey. The Guardian quoted Newark Mayor Ras Baraka condemning the raid as unconstitutional, and Axios reported allegations that U.S. citizens, including a military veteran, were detained during the operation.
ICE conducts nationwide raids
ICE has carried out raids in several states, including Illinois, Utah, California, Minnesota, New York, Florida and Maryland. The raids resulted in the arrests of individuals from countries such as Afghanistan, El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela and Mexico.
Trump’s new press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, posted on X that the Trump administration arrested 538 criminals in the U.S. illegally, including a suspected terrorist, four members of the Tren de Aragua gang and individuals convicted of sex crimes against minors.
Sources told the New York Post that some of those arrested had been convicted of “heinous cases,” and Fox News reported that one Haitian gang member apprehended had 18 convictions in recent years.
Controversy over New Jersey raid
Left-leaning outlets have focused on a raid in Newark, New Jersey, which Mayor Ras Baraka described as “an egregious act.” The mayor accused ICE of conducting the raid without a warrant, calling it unconstitutional. He also said that a military veteran’s identification was questioned by ICE officials during the raid.
The mayor reported that three undocumented workers were taken into custody and suggested that officials also detained U.S. citizens. In response, ICE sources said that U.S. citizens may be asked to produce identification during enforcement operations, but declined to comment further due to the ongoing investigation.
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may encounter U.S. citizens while conducting field work and may request identification to establish an individual’s identity as was the case during a targeted enforcement operation at a worksite today in Newark, New Jersey.”
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Ongoing debate on deportation efforts
The debate surrounding the ICE raids is already driving a wedge between political parties, with media outlets’ coverage reflecting their respective political biases.
For more unbiased analysis of media coverage, Straight Arrow News offers a podcast called “Bias Breakdown,” which examines how different news outlets report stories based on their political leanings.
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PROMISED MASS DEPORTATION PLAN IS ALREADY UNDERWAY –
WITH WEEK ONE SEEING HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY ARRESTED BY ICE.
BUT THE DEPORTATION EFFORTS ARE BEING COVERED DIFFERENTLY BY LEFT AND RIGHT NEWS OUTLETS.
NEWS OUTLETS WITH A LEFT POLITICAL BIAS ARE LARGELY CONDEMNING THE RAIDS AS STOKING FEAR IN COMMUNITIES – POINTING TO A NEW JERSEY RAID THAT MAY HAVE RESULTED IN U.S. CITIZENS GETTING CAUGHT UP IN AN ICE BUST.
WHILE NEWS OUTLETS ON THE RIGHT ARE LARGELY HIGHLIGHTING THE RAIDS AS A SUCCESS – POINTING TO CRIMINALS AND SUSPECTED TERRORISTS NABBED BY ICE.
HERE’S SOME OF THE COVERAGE FROM RIGHT LEANING OUTLETS –
FOX – “First images of ICE mass deportation efforts show arrests of MS-13 gang members, murder suspects”
NEW YORK POST – “raids turn up pedophiles, gangbangers, and NY-based suspected terrorist as 538 migrants arrested”
THIS – IN CONTRAST TO LEFT-LEANING OUTLETS –
LIKE THE GUARDIAN – “Newark mayor condemns warrantless immigration raid that ‘terrorized’ people”
AND AXIOS – “Mayor accuses ICE of detaining vet, U.S. citizens in N.J. immigration raid”
HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENED.
ICE HAS CONDUCTED RAIDS THIS WEEK ALL OVER THE U.S. –
INCLUDING IN ILLINOIS, UTAH, CALIFORNIA, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK, FLORIDA, AND MARYLAND.
ICE AGENTS HAVE ARRESTED NATIONALS FROM COUNTRIES LIKE AFGHANISTAN, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, VENEZUELA, MEXICO, AND OTHERS.
ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S NEW PRESS SECRETARY –
“The Trump Administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals including a suspected terrorist, four members of the Tren de Aragua gang, and several illegals convicted of sex crimes against minors.”
ICE SOURCES TOLD THE NEW YORK POST SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS ROUNDED UP WERE CONVICTED IN “SOME VERY HEINOUS CASES.”
FOX NEWS REPORTED ONE SPECIFIC HAITIAN GANG MEMBER WHO WAS APPREHENDED HAD “18 CONVICTIONS IN RECENT YEARS.”
WHILE RIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS ARE LARGELY TOUTING THE SUCCESSES FROM A ROUND UP OF RAIDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY –
LEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARE LARGELY FOCUSING ON A SPECIFIC RAID IN NEW JERSEY – WHICH THE NEWARK MAYOR HAS CALLED “AN EGREGIOUS ACT.”
NEWARK MAYOR RAS BARAKA SAYS AN IMMIGRATION RAID AT A LOCAL SEAFOOD DISTRIBUTOR WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT A WARRANT – CALLING IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
AND HE SAYS DURING THAT RAID – A MILITARY VETERAN HAD HIS MILITARY DOCUMENTATION QUESTIONED BY ICE OFFICIALS.
THE MAYOR SAYING THREE UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY –
AND ALSO ALLEGING AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF U.S. CITIZENS WERE AMONG THOSE DETAINED.
ABOUT THE VET QUESTIONED ON SITE –
ICE SOURCES TOLD FOX NEWS THE U.S. CITIZEN WAS ASKED TO PRODUCE IDENTIFICATION.
ICE RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING –
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may encounter U.S. citizens while conducting field work and may request identification to establish an individual’s identity as was the case during a targeted enforcement operation at a worksite today in Newark, New Jersey.”
ICE SAID BECAUSE ITS A PENDING INVESTIGATION – THEY COULDN’T COMMENT FURTHER – OVER THE ISSUE OF A WARRANT OR IF U.S. CITIZENS WERE DETAINED.
THE DEMOCRATIC MAYOR HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE FRIDAY MORNING ADDRESSING THE CONTROVERSY.
“The problem with this is none of these people were rapists or criminals or murderers. The problem is ice went in there without a warrant.
“If we allow people to identify us or put us in categories of criminal by the way we look, then we’re going back into a time that was very dangerous in this country specifically for people who look like me.”
THE DEBATE OVER ICE RAIDS IS ALREADY DRIVING A WEDGE BETWEEN POLITICAL PARTIES, WITH THE PORTRAYAL OF RAIDS AND DEPORTATION EFFORTS IN THE MEDIA REFLECTING THE POLITICAL BIASES OF VARIOUS NEWS OUTLETS.
THE STORY – ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE.
WITH DEPORTATION FLIGHTS ALSO NOW UNDERWAY BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
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FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS – I’M KARAH RUCKER.
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