ICE hires had red flags despite vetting, Post reports

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover ICE hires had red flags despite vetting, Post reports?

Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 83% are rated left, 17% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is ICE hires had red flags despite vetting, Post reports left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of ICE hires had red flags despite vetting, Post reports biased?

ICE hires had red flags despite vetting, Post reports is one event reported by 6 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting ICE hires had red flags despite vetting, Post reports?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered ICE hires had red flags despite vetting, Post reports?

6 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What happened after the ICE data hack?

A hack exposed information on approximately 1,500 Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees. The Washington Post investigated about 300 of these agents and found at least 19 recruits with concerning pasts, including involvement in fatal shootings and inability to explain constitutional rights.

How did the Department of Homeland Security respond?

The Department of Homeland Security stated that ICE follows required vetting rules. They also noted that some recruits may begin their roles under temporary status while their background investigations are ongoing, suggesting a process for managing candidates with pending checks.

What examples of problematic hires were cited?

One cited example is JeJuan Jetter, a former Detroit police officer involved in a fatal shooting that led to a $2.5 million settlement. Another is Joseph Joffrion, a former police officer-turned-ICE agent who was unable to explain the Fourth Amendment during a deposition.