Bill Melugin Adds Info Missing From Headline About ‘Children’s Chaplain Detained By ICE’ – Twitchy

It’s time again to play a lib media game that’s become all the rage since Donald Trump took office and his administration started enforcing immigration laws: What’s in the headline designed to generate sympathy vs. the real story.

To a large degree this started with headlines about “Maryland man” Kilmar Abrego Garcia and has continued with friendly framings of many other stories about illegals facing deportation (i.e. an “undocumented grandmother”).

Fox News’ Bill Melugin will occasionally provide context to stories about ICE and illegal aliens that the media just can’t find room for in their headlines, and this is another example: 

Cincinnati Children’s chaplain detained by ICE https://t.co/JUfHn0feho

— Enquirer (@Enquirer) July 9, 2025

These headlines are clearly designed to do nothing but fuel the Democrats’ preferred narrative about what Trump and ICE are doing, but Melugin helped fill in the blanks once again: 

Not included in the headline:

– He’s an Egyptian national whose asylum status was revoked during the Biden administration last year.
– He apparently flagged on the FBI terror watchlist during a background check, though he claims the fingerprints didn’t match his.
– Sued Feds… https://t.co/bX76dL3QUj

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 9, 2025

All this is buried inside what is a story that tries to generate so much sympathy that it sounds like it could have been written by a relative of this guy:

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– He’s an Egyptian national whose asylum status was revoked during the Biden administration last year. 

– He apparently flagged on the FBI terror watchlist during a background check, though he claims the fingerprints didn’t match his. 

– Sued Feds multiple times. Judge dismissed most of his claims, one lawsuit still pending. 

– Met with ICE and the FBI for several hours yesterday before being arrested by ICE.

The headline follows a familiar pattern:

“Cincinnati Children’s chaplain” is the new “Maryland dad.”

— Amygator 🐊 *not an actual alligator (@AmyA1A) July 9, 2025

Thanks Bill. Always posting facts not opinion. You’re refreshing. https://t.co/MIBQ8SCuew

— MaryAnnNotGinger 💋 (@MAnotGinger) July 10, 2025

The Enquirer’s story quotes CAIR, which is always something that makes whatever statement that follows self-debunking.