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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform, with a bias spread of just 0.5 points separating the most left-leaning from the most right-leaning headline. Both outlets treated the firings and the surge in removal orders as straightforward institutional developments, relying on factual, reportorial language. The main framing difference is subtle: the Boston Globe's use of "breakneck pace" introduces a sense of systemic strain and implies the courts are overwhelmed, lending a mildly critical tone to the immigration enforcement context. The Chicago Tribune's phrasing — "epicenter of removal orders" — carries a faint alarm quality but remains anchored in neutral, geographic specificity. Neither outlet politicized the firings overtly or editorialized about immigration policy more broadly. The shared baseline framing presented the judges' terminations as facts within an overburdened court system, without attributing blame or celebrating outcomes.