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POLITICSDivergence Score:Partial07/17/26

ICE Shootings and Mullin's Response

DHS Secretary Mullin vowed to continue immigration arrests despite two recent fatal ICE shootings.

HOW COVERAGE DIFFERSCOVERAGE SPLIT

FRAMING Left outlets tied the shootings to calls for abolishing ICE; right outlet focused on a transparency gap over Mullin's pause decision.

WHAT BOTH SIDES REPORT

  • Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin pledged to continue ICE arrest operations after recent shootings. New York Times, Daily Wire

LEFT / CENTER-LEFT

  • NYT framed Mullin's vow as delivering on Trump's push for mass deportations. New York Times
  • Washington Post reported Maine Democratic Senate hopefuls are now calling for ICE to be abolished after the shooting. Washington Post
  • The Atlantic highlighted another ICE shooting as a notable current event alongside Social Security concerns. The Atlantic

RIGHT / CENTER-RIGHT

  • Daily Wire reported Mullin refused to say whether he briefed Trump before briefly pausing ICE traffic stops. Daily Wire