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Independent photojournalist arrested at Illinois immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 14, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Anonymous photojournalist 9 (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Illinois State Police
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Nov. 14, 2025: Charges pending

Feb. 4, 2026: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting law enforcement

Nov. 14, 2025: Charges pending

Feb. 4, 2026: Charges dropped

Traffic violation: walking on the highway

Nov. 14, 2025: Charges pending

Feb. 4, 2026: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 14, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment searched or seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1

External battery, 4

Press identification, 1

Equipment bag, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls by state trooper at immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 1, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Jon Stegenga (Humanizing Through Story)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls by state trooper at Chicago-area protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 1, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Jon Farina (Status Coup)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Reporter shot in foot with pepper ball at Illinois immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 1, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: JT Cestkowski (Status Coup)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Photojournalist repeatedly struck with baton, tackled at Illinois immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 11, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Dave Decker (PBS News)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Photojournalist shot with dozens of pepper balls at Illinois ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 4, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Zach Hussein (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist tackled by federal officers at Illinois immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 3, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Tom Hudson (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist shoved by federal agents at Illinois immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 3, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Zach Hussein (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Chicago TV reporter shot at with pepper ball while driving outside ICE facility

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 28, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Asal Rezaei (WBBM-TV)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Photojournalist loses camera lens while covering Illinois ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 27, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Jon Stegenga (Humanizing Through Story)

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Unknown

Photographer shot with pepper balls at Illinois ICE facility, camera damaged

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 27, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Dave Decker (Zuma Press)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist tackled, arrested by federal agents at Illinois ICE protest

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Incident Details

Updated on: March 5, 2026
Date of incident: September 27, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Case number: 1:25-cv-12173
Targets: Steve Held (Unraveled Press)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Detention date →: September 27, 2025
Release date →: September 28, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist struck by projectiles, tear-gassed at Illinois ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 27, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Anthony Vazquez (Chicago Sun-Times)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

TV photographer shot with crowd-control munitions at Illinois protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 27, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Jeff Freeman (WLS-TV)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Journalist targeted with tear gas by DHS agent at Illinois immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 27, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Wali Khan (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist shot with pepper balls by federal officers at Illinois protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 27, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Wali Khan (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Journalist shot in the face with pepper ball at Illinois ICE facility protest

Recently updated

Incident Details

Updated on: March 5, 2026
Date of incident: September 26, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Case number: 1:25-cv-12173
Targets: Raven Geary (Unraveled Press)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Class Action

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist shot in head, face with pepper balls at Illinois immigration facility

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 26, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Leigh Kunkel (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist shot repeatedly with pepper balls at Illinois immigration facility

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 26, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Dave Decker (Zuma Press)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist targeted with pepper balls while covering Illinois ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 26, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Jon Stegenga (Humanizing Through Story)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Unknown

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