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World News Tonight Criticized for Misleading ICE Coverage

1/23/2026

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ABC's World News Tonight faced criticism for omitting the arrests of three anti-ICE protesters at a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The segment instead highlighted an alleged detention of a 5-year-old boy by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The Department of Homeland Security clarified the child was not detained but abandoned during an enforcement operation.
Critics, including White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, accused the media of spreading false narratives and bias.

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ABC's World News Tonight faced criticism for omitting the arrests of three anti-ICE protesters at a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The segment instead highlighted an alleged detention of a 5-year-old boy by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The Department of Homeland Security clarified the child was not detained but abandoned during an enforcement operation.
Critics, including White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, accused the media of spreading false narratives and bias.