5 Photojournalists Sue Homeland Security for First Amendment Violations | PDNPulse

5 Photojournalists Sue Homeland Security for First Amendment Violations | PDNPulse

The photographers allege that DHS illegally detained and interrogated them to chill news coverage of immigrants at US-Mexico border.

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Five freelance photojournalists have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security for violation of their First Amendment rights, the ACLU announced yesterday. The journalists are alleging that Customs and Border Patrol agents tracked, detained and interrogated them because of their coverage of immigration issues along the U.S-Mexico border in 2018 and 2019.