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Media barred from public lead water crisis meeting in New Jersey

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Date of Incident: August 27, 2019
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Ras Baraka

Two journalists asked about political views by CBP, told to ‘fall in line’

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Date of Incident: June 16, 2018
Location: Newark, New York
Targets: Ann Gerhart (The Washington Post), Michael Sokolove (The New York Times Magazine)

Border Point →: Newark Liberty International Airport
Stopped at border? →: No
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: No