CBS
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CBS News |
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| Industry | Broadcast journalism; television news |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, United States |
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| Status | Active |
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Overview
CBS News is the national broadcast news division of Paramount Global, producing television news programming including CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes.
In recent years, CBS News has faced documented criticism and congressional scrutiny over editorial decisions involving immigration enforcement coverage, including delayed or altered reporting related to deportation, detention, and DHS enforcement practices. These concerns center on whether political pressure or internal management intervention has curtailed or softened scrutiny of U.S. immigration enforcement agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).[1]
Boycott
CBS News is listed for boycott due to editorial practices that limit accountability for U.S. immigration enforcement and contribute to normalization of deportation and detention operations.
In 2024–2025, 60 Minutes delayed or withheld segments examining deportation outcomes and detention conditions, including reporting related to individuals deported to foreign detention facilities. CBS cited additional review but provided no firm air dates, prompting reporting that the delays were linked to political sensitivity surrounding deportation policy and executive-branch pressure.[2]
Separately, members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee formally raised concerns that CBS News altered or edited interview content following expressions of displeasure from the President of the United States. In a public letter, Rep. Jamie Raskin requested investigation into whether CBS’s internal oversight mechanisms acted to suppress or censor journalism critical of executive-branch policy, including immigration enforcement.[1]
Beyond individual incidents, CBS News coverage of ICE and DHS enforcement actions has frequently relied on official agency framing, presenting raids, arrests, and removals as routine law-enforcement operations while omitting documented harms such as deaths in custody, medical neglect, family separation, and due-process violations, as reported by civil-rights organizations and government oversight bodies.[3]
Background
Media coverage plays a central role in shaping public understanding of immigration enforcement. When reporting is delayed, altered, or framed primarily through enforcement-agency narratives, it can materially reduce scrutiny of institutional abuses and shield enforcement agencies from public accountability.
ICE List documents and, where applicable, boycotts organizations whose products, services, or editorial practices demonstrably enable or legitimize U.S. immigration enforcement operations without adequate scrutiny or contextualization.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-launches-investigation-of-cbs-ombudsman-after-cbs-heavily-edits-trump-60-minutes-interview-following-president-s-displeasure-with-journalist-s-questions
- ↑ https://www.thedailybeast.com/60-minutes-suddenly-drops-segment-on-major-trump-controversy
- ↑ https://www.aclu.org/issues/immigrants-rights/ice-and-border-patrol-abuses