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Freelance photojournalist grabbed by officer at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 18, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Anonymous photojournalist 8 (Freelance)

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

Student reporter hit by projectile, charged by police horse at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 18, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Kayjel Mairena (The [Santa Monica College] Corsair)

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

Photojournalist struck with projectiles, baton at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 18, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Henry Cherry (Independent)

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

Photojournalist hit with projectile while covering Oregon ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 11, 2025
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: John Rudoff (Independent)

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

Baltimore broadcast photographer punched in the face ahead of live report

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 10, 2025
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 44 (WJZ-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

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 hit in the neck with projectile at Oregon ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 2025
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: John Rudoff (Freelance)

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

Turkish journalist hospitalized after assault at NYC immigration court

Incident Details

Updated on: May 12, 2026
Date of incident: September 30, 2025
Location: New York, New York
Targets: L. Vural Elibol (Anadolu Agency [Turkey])

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

NYC photojournalist shoved to ground by federal officers at immigration court

Incident Details

Updated on: May 12, 2026
Date of incident: September 30, 2025
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Olga Fedorova (The Associated Press)

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

Reporter shoved by federal officers outside immigration court in NYC

Incident Details

Updated on: May 12, 2026
Date of incident: September 30, 2025
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Dean Moses (amNewYork)

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

Journalist hit in face while covering Oregon ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 30, 2025
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Katie Daviscourt (The Post Millennial)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

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

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

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 in the face with pepper ball at Illinois ICE facility protest

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

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls, threatened at Illinois ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 26, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 42 (Chicago Sun-Times)

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

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