Blood hit the pavement before facts reached the microphones. Within hours of a federal shooting in Portland, outrage exploded across social media and cable news, with politicians condemning ICE, the Trump administration, and so-called “militarized” immigration raids—despite uncertainty over who was actually involved. As anger spread, assumptions hardened. The incident was framed as another example of aggressive immigration enforcement, even as basic details remained unclear. Fury moved faster than verification, and the first narrative quickly took hold. Investigators later confirmed that Customs and Border Protection—not ICE—was responsible for the Hazelwood operation. By then, the correction barely mattered. The story had...
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