Photojournalist slammed against wall, arrested amid NYC protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Equipment Damage Date of incident November 29, 2025 Location New York, New York Targets Avery Craig (Independent) #immigration #protest
Photojournalist arrested at Miami immigration protest, gear seized Arrest/Criminal Charge Equipment Search or Seizure Updated on December 16, 2025 Date of incident November 22, 2025 Location Miami, Florida Targets Dave Decker (Creative Loafing Tampa, News2Share & Zuma Press) #immigration #protest
University of Maryland student journalist detained while covering protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Date of incident October 21, 2025 Location College Park, Maryland Targets Riona Sheikh ([University of Maryland] Al-Hikmah) #Israel-Gaza war #protest #student journalism
University of Maryland police detain student journalist covering protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Date of incident October 21, 2025 Location College Park, Maryland Targets Rumaysa Drissi ([University of Maryland] Al-Hikmah) #Israel-Gaza war #protest #student journalism
Journalist tackled, arrested by federal agents at Illinois ICE protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Updated on December 2, 2025 Date of incident September 27, 2025 Location Broadview, Illinois Targets Steve Held (Unraveled Press) #Department of Homeland Security #immigration #protest
Photographer assaulted, detained while covering LA protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Equipment Damage Date of incident August 8, 2025 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Nate Gowdy (Independent) #immigration #kettle #protest
Independent journalist shoved, detained while covering LA protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Date of incident August 8, 2025 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Melanie Buer (Independent) #immigration #kettle #protest
Photojournalist pushed, detained by police at LA immigration protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Date of incident August 8, 2025 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Carrie Schreck (Redux Pictures) #immigration #kettle #protest
Press arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025 More than 30 journalists detained, nearly all released without charges or with them quickly dropped Published December 15, 2025 Written by Stephanie Sugars
‘They see the media as the enemy.’ A lesson from a deported journalist Published October 30, 2025 Written by Kirstin McCudden
California press protections undermined as violations surged at LA protests Batons, pepper balls, searches, detainment: How police defied the state’s media rights law Published September 30, 2025 Written by Briana Erickson