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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform, with a bias spread of just one point across the two outlets. The New York Times used straightforward, policy-focused language — "Trump Administration to Expand Deportation Flights to Haiti" — relying on neutral verbs and a factual description of the administrative action. The Miami Herald covered the same policy but shifted emphasis toward the human dimension, noting "ICE sends second deportation flight to Haiti in a week. There are kids aboard." The phrase "There are kids aboard" is the primary framing distinction: it draws attention to the presence of children as vulnerable passengers, lending the story an emotionally charged quality absent from the Times' headline. That said, neither outlet used overtly ideological language, and the difference is best understood as a choice between a policy lens and a human-interest lens rather than a stark left-right divide.