Democratic Senate candidates in NH split over calls to abolish ICE
Manzur said she supports abolishing ICE and criticized the agency’s enforcement practices.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYWMUR is an established local news organization, and this report identifies its author and attributes candidates’ views to direct interview quotes. The concise story provides limited context beyond the candidates’ statements and cited polling.
- Source type — Established local television news outlet with a regional reporting focus.
- Author attribution — A named reporter is credited.
- Editorial standards — The report uses attributed quotes and identifies the polling organizations and field dates.
The report presents direct statements from all three candidates and includes two poll findings with organizations, dates and results. It offers limited detail on the polls and little additional context or response from other perspectives.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The report gives each of the three candidates space to explain a position and includes polling, though it does not provide broader outside perspectives or much context.
- Source diversity — Includes direct quotes from three candidates and results from two polls.
- Counterarguments presented — Presents contrasting positions on abolishing or reforming ICE.
- Omitted context — Provides limited detail about the polls and no response from other officials or groups.
The report neutrally contrasts the candidates’ positions and uses attributed quotes and polling without endorsing a position.
- Language tone — Mostly descriptive language, with critical characterizations attributed to the candidates.
- Source selection — Quotes all three candidates and cites polling.
- Framing — Frames the story as a split among Democratic candidates rather than as an argument for one position.
Democratic New Hampshire Senate candidates differ over abolishing ICE: Karishma Manzur supports eliminating the agency, Jared Sullivan calls that unrealistic, and Chris Pappas favors reform. Pappas also says he plans legislation to redirect some ICE funding to local law enforcement.
In an interview, Manzur said she supports abolishing ICE and criticized its enforcement practices. Sullivan said abolishing the agency was unrealistic, while arguing that the Laken Riley Act should be abolished. Pappas said he wants to reform ICE, limit its mission and introduce legislation to redirect additional funding toward local law enforcement.
The article also cited polling that found 57% of voters disapproved of how ICE was enforcing immigration laws, while 51% of Americans said ICE enforcement actions were making cities less safe.
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Pappas's version of this story ↗Democratic Senate candidate who opposes abolishing ICE but called for abolishing the Laken Riley Act
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