Washington Post reporter’s home searched by FBI, devices seized Equipment Search or Seizure Subpoena/Legal Order Date of incident January 14, 2026 Location Alexandria, Virginia Targets Hannah Natanson (The Washington Post) #Department of Justice
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
Ohio reporter’s notebook searched by Secret Service at Vance fundraiser Equipment Search or Seizure Date of incident June 24, 2025 Location Lima, Ohio Targets Erin Glynn (The Cincinnati Enquirer) #Department of Homeland Security
Australian writer deported after interrogation over reporting, phone search Border Stop Equipment Search or Seizure Date of incident June 12, 2025 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Alistair Kitchen (Independent) #Department of Homeland Security #Israel-Gaza war
Reporter’s bag searched while covering LA immigration protest Equipment Search or Seizure Date of incident June 8, 2025 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Joey Scott (Freelance) #immigration #protest
Sheriff’s deputy searches journalist’s bag during LA immigration protest Equipment Search or Seizure Date of incident June 8, 2025 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Lexis-Olivier Ray (L.A. Taco) #immigration #protest
Palestinian American journalist questioned, phone searched at NJ airport Border Stop Equipment Search or Seizure Date of incident March 24, 2025 Location Newark, New Jersey Targets Hebh Jamal (Freelance) #Department of Homeland Security
Student journalist detained at University of Minnesota protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Equipment Search or Seizure Updated on October 23, 2024 Date of incident October 21, 2024 Location Minneapolis, Minnesota Targets Tyler Church ([University of] Minnesota Daily) #Israel-Gaza war #protest #student journalism
Years after a newsroom raid, a settlement in Kansas Published December 1, 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
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. Published June 30, 2025 Written by Stephanie Sugars, Kirstin McCudden