Nets Hype Immigration ‘Showdown’ at Supreme Court Deciding ‘Fate of Millions’

Kyle Drennen | April 19, 2016
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More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.

On Monday, all three network evening newscasts touted liberal protesters flooding into the streets around the Supreme Court to demand that the justices uphold President Obama’s unilateral executive action granting amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

Leading off NBC Nightly News, anchor Lester Holt proclaimed: “Immigration furor: The fate of millions now hanging in the balance. What happens if there is a tie?” In the report that followed minutes later, correspondent Pete Williams set the scene: “Hundreds of demonstrators came from around the country, jamming the sidewalks, dramatizing what's at stake. The court's decision will affect the future for people here illegally nationwide...”

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