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UPDATED 22H AGO

Fatal ICE Shooting in Biddeford Draws Political Responses

An ICE agent fatally shot a Biddeford resident; Jackson called for ICE to leave Maine, Collins sought a traffic-stop pause, and Trump opposed it. Coverage contrasts scrutiny of Collins’s ICE funding with her call for agency reforms.

Lead article · Reuters · CENTERMaine ICE shooting puts Republican Senator Susan Collins in political bind
Image · Yahoo News
OUTLETS
2119 RATED
ARTICLES
245 COPIES
SPAN
6DAYS
AVG CRED
71HIGH
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN19 RATED · 2 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
People · 2 PEOPLE

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Collins and Jackson were named together by 2 of 21 outlets. Counted by outlet.

GOODMIXEDINFORMATIONALBAD
R · ME · APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR

Urged federal officials to pause non-urgent ICE vehicle stops during the investigation and called for safeguards and changes to ICE operations.

NAMED BY 21 OF 21
LEFT
◆ MIXED4 OF 6 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 4 of 6 outlets.
CENTER
◆ MIXED9 OF 10 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mixed, 9 of 10 outlets.
RIGHT
◆ MIXED2 OF 3 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mixed, 2 of 3 outlets.

Joined protests after the Biddeford shooting, called for ICE to leave Maine, and urged accountability and due process while criticizing Collins.

NAMED BY 3 OF 21
LEFT
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETLeft-leaning outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
CENTER
◆ MIXED1 OF 1 OUTLETCenter outlets: mixed, 1 of 1 outlet.
RIGHT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: not named.
Timeline · 6 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTRIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 19H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 8 articles, first jul 14 · 11:00 am, 14 hours after the first report. center: 10 articles, first jul 13 · 9:15 pm. right-leaning: 3 articles, first jul 14 · 4:35 pm, 19 hours after the first report. unrated: 3 articles, first jul 14 · 5:30 pm.

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