Anti-ICE incendiary device suspect identified after Federal Plaza explosion

DailyWire and OAN identify the suspect as Andrew Arrabaca and give a fuller weapons inventory: DailyWire says he had “two axes, a hammer, a machete, and multiple knives,” while OAN says “two axes, a hammer, a machete and three knives.” The NYT item names him only as “a man identified by the authorities as an Army veteran,” and NBC calls him “a man” with “an apparent bundle of fireworks, an airsoft rifle and an incendiary liquid.” Breitbart is the outlier on the right: it says “the identity of the suspect has not been released,” even after its update quoting DHS. NYT carries one concrete behavior that the right-leaning pieces do not: its summary says the suspect “threatened passers-by.” DailyWire, Breitbart, and OAN describe the fire, fireworks, weapons, sign, injuries, and arrest, but not that alleged threat to passers-by. Conversely, the “ICE off our streets” sign appears in DailyWire, Breitbart, and OAN, but not in the NYT or NBC blurbs. The language splits most clearly around labels. NBC’s headline is “Suspect accused of setting fire outside NYC federal building,” while DailyWire’s is “Suspect In NYC Explosion Outside ICE Office ID’d As Anti-ICE ‘Extremist.’” Breitbart’s headline is closer to neutral — “Suspect in Custody After Device Ignited Outside Federal Plaza in NYC” — but its update quotes DHS calling him an “anti-ICE rioter” and “agitator.” OAN quotes James Barnacle calling Arrabaca “an anti-American, anti-government extremist.” NYT’s headline lands between those poles: “Targeting ICE, Authorities Say,” but not “extremist.” No outlet answers what the alleged “manifesto” or “anti-ICE literature” actually said. DailyWire says the bag contained “a manifesto,” and CBS says officials described “anti-ICE literature,” but the contents are not described beyond those labels.