Police want to decide which journalists can cover the Delaney Hall protests. That’s not their job | Adam Rose
Summary
During protests near an ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, police blocked exits and detained people, including journalists covering the events. Although journalists were supposed to be exempt from the city’s curfew if they had verified credentials, police often did not recognize or allowed them to work, limiting their access and sometimes arresting them.Key Facts
- Police used riot shields to block street exits and confined people in a formation called a kettle.
- Some detained people were protesters against conditions at the ICE detention facility; others were journalists.
- Newark’s curfew allowed journalists with verified credentials to continue working, but police often ignored or challenged their status.
- The US Press Freedom Tracker reported 30 attacks on journalists near the facility in one week.
- Police sprayed pepper spray and used batons against photographers and reporters.
- Journalists live-streaming protests were subject to police decisions that sometimes conflicted with legal protections.
- Several journalists were arrested and held for a full day without access to lawyers.
- One journalist was injured and treated in the hospital, along with detained protesters, but without cameras present to record what happened.
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