Gabriela Vidal

THE OFFENSE

CBS News described deported Cuban illegal immigrant Baldomero Noa-Castenada as a “Colorado grandfather.”

THE TRUTH

In addition to being an illegal immigrant, Noa-Castenada had been arrested 27 times for crimes such as assault, narcotics and theft.

KEY POINTS

• CBS News intentionally mischaracterized a violent narcotics trafficker and thief as a “Colorado grandfather.”

SOURCES

• Nolte: Media Describe Deported Illegal Alien with Two Dozen Arrests as ‘Colorado Grandfather’
• Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson's Statement
• Colorado grandfather detained by ICE while walking his dog; ICE points to criminal record