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Photojournalist shoved by DHS agent while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jill Connelly (The Associated Press)

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

Police officer pushes photojournalist at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jill Connelly (The Associated Press)

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

Student journalist surrounded by police, removed from LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Daniela Raymundo (The [Los Angeles Pierce College] Bull Magazine)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Detention date →: March 28, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photographer cornered by police, escorted from LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Victor Montiel (The [Los Angeles Pierce College] Bull Magazine)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Detention date →: March 28, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Police surround student journalist, escort him from LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Abraham Elizalde (The [Los Angeles Pierce College] Bull Magazine)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Detention date →: March 28, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist shoved, detained while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Luke Harold (Independent)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Detention date →: March 28, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Photographer kettled, arrested while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Santiago Restrepo (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

March 28, 2026: Charges pending
Detention date →: March 28, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Photographer’s camera pushed into his face by police at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Steven Berumen (Independent)

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

Photographer hit in the shoulder with projectile at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Steven Berumen (Independent)

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

DHS officer smacks photojournalist’s camera at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Ted Soqui (CalMatters)

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

Independent photographer hit with pepper balls while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Hank Leahy (Independent)

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

Photojournalist hit with pepper balls at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Blake Fagan (Independent)

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

Student photojournalist blocked by police from leaving LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Ethan Cohen ([California State University] Long Beach Current)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Detention date →: March 28, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Student journalist kettled, threatened with arrest at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Delfino Camacho ([California State University] Long Beach Current & ENYE)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Detention date →: March 28, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist documenting LA immigration protest held in kettle, arrested

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Luis Turcios (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

March 28, 2026: Charges pending
Detention date →: March 28, 2026
Release date →: March 29, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Pentagon responds to court ruling with new press access restrictions

Incident Details

Updated on: July 16, 2026
Date of incident: March 23, 2026
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Case number: 1:26-cv-01690
Targets: Media
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Agency
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

Spanish-language journalist arrested by ICE in Tennessee

Incident Details

Updated on: September 9, 2026
Date of incident: March 4, 2026
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Case number: 3:26-cv-00247
Targets: Estefany Rodríguez (Nashville Noticias)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

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Photographers barred from Pentagon briefings after ‘unflattering’ photos

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 4, 2026
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Agency
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

DOJ subpoenas Wall Street Journal amid internal leak investigation

Incident Details

Updated on: June 23, 2026
Date of incident: March 4, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Unidentified reporter 9 (The Wall Street Journal)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

March 4, 2026: Pending

Unknown date: Objected to

June 23, 2026: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

DOJ withdraws subpoena seeking Washington Post reporter’s testimony

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ellen Nakashima (The Washington Post)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

March 4, 2026: Pending

Unknown date: Objected to

June 23, 2026: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

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