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They Executed Him For Wielding A Camera

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.
Kevin Gosztola Jan 25, 2026
'Surprising Savagery': US Court Prohibits Attacks On Journalists Covering ICE Protests

'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
Kevin Gosztola Sep 11, 2025

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