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 letter underscores the right of the press to inform the public without fear of assault or injury and calls on Noem to ensure that federal personnel and other institutions under her command refrain from the use of force against members of the press.
A copy of the letter, authored by the First Amendment Coalition, Freedom of the Press Foundation, and the Los Angeles Press Club, can be found here.
This content originally appeared on Committee to Protect Journalists and was authored by CPJ Staff.
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