CNN, MSNBC Ignore Attack On ICE Agents Story

On July 4, 11 left-wing activists allegedly launched a domestic terror attack on an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, Texas. According to Mediaite,  the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, the group, dressed in black military-style clothing, fired fireworks at the facility, graffitied vehicles and a guard structure with phrases like “ICE pig” and “F*ck you pigs,” and shot at law enforcement. 

An Alvarado police officer responding to a 911 call was shot in the neck, while another assailant fired 20-30 rounds at unarmed correctional officers.

Despite the severity of the attack, CNN and MSNBC have provided no airtime coverage, with CNN only briefly mentioning it online in a story about another immigration-related incident. 

The silence contrasts sharply with the networks’ frequent criticism of ICE and warnings about right-wing extremism. 

Imagine if a right-wing militia attacked an FBI office and shot a police officer—would anchors like Joe Scarborough or Wolf Blitzer stay silent?

Searches for ICE-related coverage on these networks reveal segments on other protests, including MSNBC’s Catherine Rampell accusing ICE of “beating people” and a CNN interview about ICE “harassing” Latinos, but nothing on the Alvarado violence. 

Earlier this year, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan claimed in his MisinfoNation series that modern U.S. violence is predominantly right-wing, ignoring left-wing incidents like the 2020 riots, the congressional baseball shooting, and attempts on Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump. 

The Alvarado attack and its lack of coverage further expose this skewed narrative.