U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
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The US Press Freedom Tracker is a database that tracks and catalogs press freedom violations in the United States. A project of @freedom.press. DM or email tips@pressfreedomtracker.us Subscribe: freedom.press/newsletters/
The Trump administration isn't just investigating alleged crimes. It’s aggressively pursuing the sources behind the stories, using the legal system as a blunt instrument to stop the flow of information. Find the full story in our monthly newsletter: pressfreedomtracker.us/newsletter
Independent photojournalist Josh Pacheco was targeted with pepper spray and crowd-control munitions by New Jersey State Police and ICE officers while reporting on protests outside the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, NJ, on May 29. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
If you are a journalist — or know one — reporting on Delaney Hall or other protests nationally who has been attacked, arrested, targeted with chemical irritants or had equipment damaged, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish. Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
🔴 Since the protests outside Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, NJ, began in May, the @pressfreedomtracker.us has reported: 29 assaults on journalists 3 equipment damage And we're still working on verifying dozens of other press freedom violations. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
Since the June 2025 immigration sweeps began, protest-related press freedom violations documented by the Tracker have been overwhelmingly tied to immigration enforcement. Incidents peaked in June 2025, and have risen and fallen since then, but have remained higher than past levels.
The @pressfreedomtracker.us data show that California accounts for the largest share of documented incidents over the past year, followed by Illinois, New Jersey, Minnesota and Oregon. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
🧵 A year after federal immigration raids began in LA, sparking nationwide protests, tensions tied to immigration enforcement sweeps continue to ignite across the U.S. Journalists covering these protests have faced assault, arrest and other press freedom violations:
Since the June 2025 immigration sweeps began, protest-related press freedom violations documented by the Tracker have been overwhelmingly tied to immigration enforcement. Incidents peaked in June 2025, and have risen and fallen since then, but have remained higher than past levels.
Journalists covering the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup could face searches, questioning or even deportation. Watch @kamccudden.bsky.social explain how you can defend your devices and avoid the foul.
EPA Images photojournalist Olga Fedorova was one of at least eight photojournalists deliberately targeted with chemical irritant spray by federal officers while covering immigration protests outside Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ, on May 26: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
If you are a journalist — or know one — reporting on Delaney Hall protests in Newark, New Jersey, who has been attacked, threatened, targeted with chemical irritants or had equipment damaged, let us know. Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
Multiple journalists have been assaulted, arrested or had their equipment damaged while reporting on ICE protests outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, since May 22.
If you are a journalist — or know one — reporting on Delaney Hall protests in Newark, New Jersey, who has been attacked, threatened, targeted with chemical irritants or had equipment damaged, let us know. Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
Multiple journalists have been assaulted, arrested or had their equipment damaged while reporting on ICE protests outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, since May 22.
If you are a journalist — or know one — reporting on Delaney Hall protests in Newark, New Jersey, who has been attacked, threatened, targeted with chemical irritants or had equipment damaged, let us know. You can submit tips in English or Spanish. Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
Multiple journalists have been assaulted, arrested or had their equipment damaged while reporting on ICE protests outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, since May 22.
Journalists covering Delaney Hall protests: We want to hear from you! Our team has already identified 19 apparent DHS aggressions against press in Newark, NJ, this week. Contact us if you can provide insights or evidence, including photos and videos at: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
Multiple journalists were assaulted and had their equipment damaged while reporting on ICE protests outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, beginning May 22.
While DHS says legal visitors to the U.S. shouldn't worry, @pressfreedomtracker.us data show DHS and ICE have committed nearly 300 press freedom violations since 2017. Almost half occurred in the past year alone. Most were connected to immigration protests. pressfreedomtracker.us/blog/as-worl...
If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish. Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish. Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
One student journalist, Jeremy Cuenca, was struck by impact projectiles while covering a June immigration protest in LA for his school newspaper, the Collegian. He was hit first in the leg, but the second impact — to his hand — nearly severed a finger. pressfreedomtrackfer.us/all-incident...
Last year’s tally is also two incidents more than the 2024 total of 23, which was previously the highest number on record. And more than half of last year’s incidents occurred at immigration enforcement protests. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
🧵 For Student Press Freedom Day today, the U.S. Press Tracker is looking back at 2025 and documenting the start of 2026, where already three student journalists have been assaulted at protests and a fourth caught in tear gas fired by federal officers. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
From assaults at protests to a raid at a reporter’s home, plus a prior restraint in Las Vegas — a month into 2026, journalists are facing a landscape of aggressions. Watch our Managing Editor @kamccudden.bsky.social explain, and subscribe to our newsletter: pressfreedomtracker.us/newsletter
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If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish. Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
Photojournalist Jonathan Chang was prevented from bringing his camera into a San Diego federal building on Dec. 5. He had previously entered without problems to cover the immigration court, but was told the policy had recently changed. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
Journalists in Los Angeles were arrested or detained 16 times in 2025, the most of any city this year. Read more in our annual arrest report: pressfreedomtracker.us/blog/press-a...
On Aug. 8, @nategowdy.bsky.social was thrown to the ground and detained by police while documenting protests outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown LA. And he wasn’t the only journalist placed in cuffs that night. Read our 2025 arrest report: pressfreedomtracker.us/blog/press-a...