They Executed Him For Wielding A Camera
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who worked at a Veterans Affairs hospital, was executed in Minneapolis by U.S. Border Patrol agents while exercising his First Amendment right to film their actions.
Homeland Security
Whistleblower: US Officials Sidestep Court Order, Close Immigrants' Requests For Files
A “disabled Marine Corps infantry combat veteran" has allegedly faced a gag order and retaliation for dissenting against this policy
Chicago Journalist Detained For Several Hours By Federal Agents
On September 27, federal agents outside an ICE facility detained Chicago journalist Steve Held, the co-founder of Unraveled Press, during an evening of attacks on peaceful protesters. He was released the following day after midnight.
The Triibe, a Black news media organization that has partnered with Unraveled Press and the
'Surprising Savagery': US Court Prohibits Attacks On Journalists Covering ICE Protests
A United States court concluded that border patrol and other federal agents “unleashed crowd control weapons indiscriminately and with surprising savagery,” targeting journalists who were covering protests against ICE in Los Angeles
Fighting The Trump Administration's 'Unchecked Power' To Deport Noncitizen Students
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The student newspaper at Stanford University in California has observed a “dramatic decrease in the number of international students willing to speak” to reporters. Their
What They Were Hiding: Increased Solitary Confinement In Immigrant Detention Facilities
Tracking what U.S. government agencies do not want the public to know when they try to thwart Freedom of Information Act requests for records