Los Angeles Press Club Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recognized as President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington D.C. on April 2, 2025. CPJ and 27 other organizations wrote to Noem expressing concern after reports that federal officials may have violated the First Amendment rights of journalists covering protests in Los Angeles, California, in June 2025. (Photo: AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

CPJ, others urge restraint after federal officers injure journalists covering Los Angeles protests

June 11, 2025 1:18 PM EDT

The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday joined 27 press and civil society organizations in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expressing alarm that federal officials might have violated the First Amendment rights of journalists covering recent protests in Los Angeles, California, which started following immigration raids in the city. The…

Law enforcement injure multiple journalists, others assaulted while covering Los Angeles protests

June 9, 2025 12:29 PM EDT

Updated on June 9, 2025 5:14 PM EDT

Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025—Law enforcement in Los Angeles, California, shot non-lethal rounds that struck multiple reporters while they covered protests that began on Friday, June 6, and escalated over the weekend following immigration raids. More than 20 others were reported to have been assaulted or obstructed. President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard members to the state, against California Governor Gavin Newsom’s and…