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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

Photojournalist 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

White House restricts reporter access to press secretary, staff’s offices

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 31, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

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

Reporter temporarily blocked from Ohio courtroom proceedings

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 29, 2025
Location: Lorain, Ohio
Targets: Mark Puente (The Marshall Project)

Government agency or public official involved →: Judiciary: Local Court
Type of denial →: Government event

Student journalists ousted from immigration court in Maryland

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 28, 2025
Location: Hyattsville, Maryland
Targets: Lillian Glaros ([University of Maryland] Capital News Service), Ruby Siefken ([University of Maryland] Capital News Service)

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

Reporter denied access at DHS news conference in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 24, 2025
Location: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Targets: Clint Combs (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Agency
Type of denial →: Government event

Andrew Ferguson targets news media as FTC chair

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 23, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media Matters for America

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