Hannah Dugan obstruction in ICE arrest: sentencing (fine only)

The clearest language split is over Flores-Ruiz’s status and Dugan’s sentence. The NYT calls him an “undocumented immigrant,” the Guardian a “Mexican defendant,” and NBC a “Mexican immigrant”; the New York Post, Fox and Daily Caller call him an “illegal immigrant.” On punishment, the Guardian/NBC say “spared prison” or “will not serve prison time,” while the Post says “slap on the wrist” and “dodged prison time,” and Daily Caller says she “received only” a $5,000 fine and “walks away.” The right side also carries a concrete exposure fact the left side does not: Fox and the Post say Dugan “faced up to five years in prison/behind bars”; none of the NYT snippet, Guardian, or NBC text gives that maximum. In the other direction, the Guardian gives political and personal fallout absent from the Post and Daily Caller: her resignation letter warning about “the independence of our judiciary,” Tom Tiffany urging “lock her up,” and Dugan saying threats against her and her family forced her from public life; Fox carries some resignation/impeachment and character-witness detail but not the judiciary-independence quote. There is also a checkable sentencing discrepancy: Fox says “Prosecutors had asked” for 15 to 21 months, while the Guardian says prosecutors “did not recommend a sentence” and only cited guidelines/averages. None of the articles explains how the judge arrived at exactly $5,000—whether it was a statutory maximum, minimum, or discretionary figure.