Overview

• DHS public affairs chief Tricia McLaughlin told the Center for Media and Democracy that posting images of ICE agents is doxing and warned the department would pursue prosecutions for illegal harassment.
• Justice Department lawyer Sean Skedzielewski argued in court that recording law enforcement can be used for violence and suggested such filming could justify officers’ use of force.
• In a July bond hearing, the government said journalist Mario Guevara’s recording and livestreaming presented a safety threat, and he has remained in ICE detention for more than two months.
• DHS promoted claims of a 700% to 1,000% rise in violence against agents, but when pressed offered minor examples as critics questioned the figures and their definitions.
• Press groups and the ACLU point to lawsuits alleging agents injured journalists and observers in Los Angeles, citing broader accountability concerns as DHS shut its civil rights office and secured a larger budget.