DHS claimed four times it had “no documents” in response to FPF records requests. This raises "serious questions about whether the agency is saving its documents anymore, much less creating them," FPF's Lauren Harper writes in The Intercept.
The Intercept
We Asked for ICE Bodycam Footage. DHS Claims They Don’t Have It.
The Secret Service also said it had no records of its request to raise the water level of a river for JD Vance’s kayaking trip.
Journalists are often trained to avoid becoming part of the story. But when you can’t tell the story, you ARE the story! If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked or seriously threatened in the course of reporting, let us know. Email us at tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
President Trump hasn’t lost a penny because of the BBC’s editing, and his $10 billion lawsuit against them is preposterous. The only way for the BBC to preserve its journalistic integrity is to fight back. Read our statement:
Freedom of the Press
Trump’s BBC lawsuit is nonsense, like his others
His frivolous damages theory concedes that Trump views the presidency as a for-profit venture
ICE said it found no records in response to our FOIA for body-worn camera footage from Operation Midway Blitz. We’re pursuing our options to get to the bottom of it — and send ICE a clear message: It's not the secret police or exempt from accountability.
Freedom of the Press
ICE claims no body camera footage from Chicago in response to FPF FOIA
ICE says no footage despite a court order for agents to wear cameras and turn them on.
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DHS says Kristi Noem has no Truth Social messages, in response to our FOIA request. That sounds like BS, especially since President Trump sends his cabinet officials messages on the social platform. We’re appealing the dubious response.
Freedom of the Press
DHS says Noem has no Truth Social DMs. That sounds like BS
FPF is appealing the dubious DHS response to our FOIA request
Threatening to punish app stores if they don’t remove apps the government dislikes is unconstitutional.This time it’s ICEBlock, but tomorrow it could be a news app. Good for ICEBlock for standing up for everyone’s First Amendment rights. https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/tech/iceblock-creator-sues-trump-officials-apple-removal
We wrote for Jacobin about our recent panel with three U.S. journalists who were aboard the Gaza aid flotillas. They described facing assaults and threats from Israeli soldiers — and said the U.S. government did little to help.
US Journalists on Aid Flotillas Allege Israeli Soldier Abuse
A recent panel of three US journalists aboard the Gaza aid flotillas say they faced assault and threats from Israeli soldiers — and that the US g...
Journalists should never be arrested for doing their jobs. Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County must immediately drop the charges against photojournalist Dave Decker, and police should apologize for arresting him for doing nothing more than working to keep the public informed.
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Photojournalist arrested at Miami immigration protest, gear seized
Freelance photojournalist Dave Decker was arrested by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies while documenting anti-deportation protests outside an Immigr...
No president should have the power to silence journalists or control who gets to question them. Good for the AP for refusing to back down. Others should follow their example.
AP News
OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without b...
DHS is abusing its authority to shut down ICE-watching accounts. Reporting on public ICE activity is protected by the First Amendment. It’s also something journalists do routinely. Senator Wyden is right to call out this attack on the First Amendment.
The Intercept
Wyden Blasts Kristi Noem for Abusing Subpoena Power to Unmask ICE Watcher
“DHS apparently is trying to expose an individual’s identity in order to chill criticism of the Trump Administration’s immigration policies.”