U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

Equipment Search or Seizure

Total Incidents: 120

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Journalists’ equipment searched or seized by law enforcement in the course of their work.

Recent Incidents

Articles About Equipment Search or Seizure

  1. More than 75 journalists were arrested, assaulted, tear-gassed or had equipment searched or seized while documenting anti-deportation protests in Los Angeles in June 2025.

    Journalists are facing attacks, both digital and physical

    As dozens of journalists faced assault and arrest on the streets of LA and beyond, President Trump’s unrelenting anti-press rhetoric online reached a 10-year milestone.

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    Written by
    Stephanie Sugars, Kirstin McCudden