FBI investigates incendiary device attack outside Manhattan federal building

One concrete split is context around ICE. WaPo says the incident “follows at least two other attacks outside of ICE facilities” while ICE carries out the Trump administration’s “mass deportation operations.” Fox and Breitbart do not mention prior ICE-facility attacks or mass deportation operations. The reverse gap is the suspect’s identity and materials: Breitbart names “Andrew Arrabaca,” says law enforcement sources told Fox he had “anti-ICE stuff on him,” and cites DHS saying a bag contained “two pellet guns and a manifesto.” Fox adds a pellet gun, liquid, fireworks, a “found firearm,” and two minor injuries. NYT’s and WaPo’s headlines/decks identify him only as a “man,” “suspect,” or “Army veteran” and do not name Arrabaca or mention a manifesto there. On the narrow mechanics of the incident, the right-leaning pieces are more itemized; on the political/ICE backdrop, WaPo is more explicit. The same event is labeled differently across outlets. NYT’s headline says “explosive device,” while WaPo and Fox use the FBI phrase “incendiary device.” CBS describes the mechanics as fireworks plus flammable liquid and fire. Fox quotes James Barnacle saying the liquid and fireworks caused a “little fire,” while Breitbart’s headline uses the more categorical “Attacker” and cites “a collection of weapons.” Those choices shift the reader’s first frame from explosion, to arson-type device, to botched firework/fire, to attack. A basic unresolved question is what was actually in the alleged manifesto or “anti-ICE stuff.” Breitbart says a manifesto existed and that Arrabaca had “anti-ICE stuff on him,” while NYT and WaPo say authorities saw an ICE target or anti-ICE views, but none gives the text or even a specific quoted line. Another unresolved detail: Fox mentions an NYPD “found firearm,” while the other descriptions center on pellet or airsoft guns; none reconciles whether a real firearm was recovered.