Newsweek Discovers Humanity for ICE Agents, Ignores Victims
Newsweek breathlessly reports on the GoFundMe for ICE Agent Jonathan Ross, killed in a workplace accident, touting its 'new milestone' in fundraising. This narrative arc, focusing on the individual tragedy of a state actor, conveniently glosses over the systemic tragedy of the institution he served. While personal loss is undeniably difficult, the media's spotlight here shines brightly on one, yet
casts a long, murky shadow over countless others. Where is the GoFundMe tracking for the families separated at the border, directly due to ICE policies under administrations Ross served, for instance? Where are the 'milestone' updates for children caged and parents deported, their lives irrevocably altered by the very enforcement actions Agent Ross represented? The public relations machinery kicks
into overdrive to humanize an agent, but rarely the detained, the deported, or the dead. It appears some lives are more newsworthy, and more worthy of public sympathy, than others.