Earlier this evening, a federal appeals court affirmed a district judge's prerogative to block President Obama's executive order deferring action on the deportation of some illegal immigrants. When initially tweeting the breaking news, the Associated Press's Twitter account tweeted the following:
BREAKING: Appeals court rules against Obama's plan to protect about 5 million people from deportation.
BREAKING: Appeals court rules against Obama's plan to protect about 5 million people from deportation.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 10, 2015
About 15 minutes later, the @AP account dialed back the language and tweeted a link to their story by correspondent Kevin McGill:
Federal appeals court blocks Obama's plan to defer deportation for some groups of immigrants: http://apne.ws/1No7QZK
Federal appeals court blocks Obama's plan to defer deportation for some groups of immigrants: https://t.co/NyiCM5Oj6t
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 10, 2015
News of the ruling broke after the broadcast evening newscasts went to air tonight. We at NewsBusters will monitor the morning news shows and evening newscasts tomorrow for how they handle the development, if they mention it at all.
