Recently updated FBI raids home, office of independent journalist on hacking allegations Recently updated Equipment Search or Seizure Subpoena/Legal Order Updated on September 22, 2026 Date of incident May 8, 2023 Location Tampa, Florida Targets Tim Burke (Independent) #Department of Justice
Don Lemon arrested, charged over covering Minnesota church protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Subpoena/Legal Order Equipment Search or Seizure Updated on August 31, 2026 Date of incident January 29, 2026 Location Beverly Hills, California Targets Don Lemon (Independent) #Department of Homeland Security #Department of Justice #immigration #protest
Editor questioned by officials at Virginia airport; phone seized and searched Border Stop Equipment Search or Seizure Updated on August 17, 2026 Date of incident July 10, 2026 Location Dulles, Virginia Targets Max Blumenthal (The Grayzone) #Department of Homeland Security
Kansas reporter files suit after phone seized in newsroom raid Equipment Search or Seizure Updated on August 11, 2026 Date of incident August 11, 2023 Location Marion, Kansas Targets Phyllis Zorn (Marion County Record)
Photojournalist arrested mid-interview, incarcerated since June Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Equipment Search or Seizure Updated on July 27, 2026 Date of incident June 11, 2026 Location Hardwick Township, New Jersey Targets Trisha Brownlee (Independent)
Atlanta photojournalist files lawsuit following arrest, device search Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Equipment Search or Seizure Updated on July 8, 2026 Date of incident July 29, 2022 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Ben Hendren (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) #environmentalism
Texas journalist files suit following arrest, equipment seizure Arrest/Criminal Charge Equipment Search or Seizure Subpoena/Legal Order Updated on June 18, 2026 Date of incident December 21, 2021 Location Damon, Texas Targets Justin Pulliam (Independent)
Photographer’s camera flash broken, seized at New Jersey protest Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Damage Date of incident June 5, 2026 Location Newark, New Jersey Targets Ian Bartlett (Independent) #Department of Homeland Security #immigration #protest
As World Cup nears, foreign journalists face growing risks in the US Published May 28, 2026 Written by Briana Erickson
Trump, allies pursue multipronged campaign against the press Published July 9, 2026 Written by Stephanie Sugars
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