Interesting report on the record number of new deportations, noting that half of those deported are convicted criminals. This report takes into account the political pressure on the administration to appear tough on immigration in advance of the upcoming elections.

(SFSU) This article does well at maintaining its objectivity. It presents the figures and the general response of the government. Also note the adjectives "illegal" or "undocumented" are withheld when referring to immigrants.

In this article Latino’s are not really given a voice. Throughout the story Latino’s are talked about but they are not really given a chance to represent themselves. The closest thing the article has to giving Latino’s a voice is by letting a police officer and a lawyer speak on behalf of their side. In the article the fact that about 196, 000 of the illegal immigrants that were deported were criminals, was praised heavily, yet they do not really investigate why there is little information on those who were not criminals, they merely just state it. While the article does not appear to be very bias, the continuous mentioning that a lot of the people deported were criminals gave the illusion that deportation is working and ... More »

This is good journalism because it not only highlights the high number of deportations but also brings up the question of who these immigrants are. Many independent news sources have reported on the flaws of ICE's deportation and detainment system, but not many major news sources like The New York Times have addressed this. I hope to see more on this issue and possible some more investigative journalism into how immigant information is allowed to be blocked from review.