"The National Press Photographers Association called the incident a blatant attack on press freedom and demanded accountability. ICE must be held accountable for violating its own policy and for trampling on the First Amendment rights of these photographers, said NPPA general counsel Mickey H. Osterreicher. Anything less sends a chilling message to journalists everywhere. The NPPA called for a thorough investigation, accountability for the officers involved, and assurances that journalists can perform their duties safely without facing violence or retaliation."
"ICE officers shoved Moses, this paper's police bureau chief, and an Associated Press freelancer, Olga Fedorova, on Tuesday as they documented the detention of an immigrant near an elevator on the 12th floor of 26 Federal Plaza. Turkey-based Anadolu Agency photographer L. Vural Elibol was hospitalized with what appeared to be a serious injury after falling during the scuffle. The New York Civil Liberties Union said ICE's brutal violence at 26 Federal Plaza is a deliberate assault on New York's immigrant communities and the press."
ICE officers pushed and injured journalists and a photographer while reporters documented the detention of an immigrant at 26 Federal Plaza on Sept. 30, 2025. An Anadolu Agency photographer was hospitalized with what appeared to be a serious injury after falling during the scuffle. The National Press Photographers Association called the episode a blatant attack on press freedom and demanded a thorough investigation and accountability. PEN America warned the incident reflected an alarming trend endangering journalists' safety and the public's right to information. The New York Civil Liberties Union described the violence as a deliberate assault on immigrant communities and the press.
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