Photographer indicted after Minnesota church protest coverage Arrest/Criminal Charge Equipment Search or Seizure Date of incident February 27, 2026 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Junn Bollmann (Independent) #Department of Homeland Security #Department of Justice #immigration #protest
Recently updated Don Lemon arrested, charged over covering Minnesota church protest Recently updated Arrest/Criminal Charge Subpoena/Legal Order Equipment Search or Seizure Updated on February 13, 2026 Date of incident January 29, 2026 Location Beverly Hills, California Targets Don Lemon (Independent) #Department of Homeland Security #Department of Justice #immigration #protest
Recently updated Washington Post reporter’s home searched by FBI, devices seized Recently updated Equipment Search or Seizure Subpoena/Legal Order Updated on February 24, 2026 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
Independent photojournalist arrested at Illinois immigration protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Damage Date of incident November 14, 2025 Location Broadview, Illinois Targets Anonymous photojournalist 9 (Independent) #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
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