politics Minneapolis, United States
Journalists face arrests and assaults amid ICE immigration crackdown
32arrests
The US Press Freedom Tracker recorded 32 arrests of journalists in 2025.
Journalists covering immigration enforcement have been arrested, detained or assaulted in the US and abroad. The article describes cases involving ICE agents and authorities in countries receiving US deportees.
- United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- United States
- Minneapolis
- Mario Guevara
- Estefany RodrĂguez
1 sourceThe GuardianUpdated
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John Abernathy was tackled by ICE agents while documenting a protest in Minneapolis.
“the independent photographer John Abernathy was documenting one of the protests ... when Immigration and Customs Enforcement tackled him”
- 32arrests
The US Press Freedom Tracker recorded 32 arrests of journalists in 2025.
“reporting 32 arrests and 170 assaults”
- 170assaults
The US Press Freedom Tracker recorded 170 assaults on journalists in 2025.
“reporting 32 arrests and 170 assaults, most of them during protests”