ACLU - The U.S. Government Tracked, Detained, and Interrogated Journalists. We’re Suing on Their Behalf

[ZiprHead]

https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/the-u-s-government-tracked-detained-and-interrogated-journalists-were-suing/

On multiple separate occasions, border officers detained each journalist as they sought to return to the U.S. They interrogated the journalists about their coverage of the caravans of people traveling, and asked them about their observations of conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border, including in shelters. A couple of the journalists were also presented with a book of headshots and asked to identify people they recognized. Some of the journalists were forced to disclose the photographs they had taken in Mexico to border officers, and one officer captured some of these photos with a cell phone.

The interrogations and searches were part of a concerted government effort. A secret government database leaked to the public in March 2019 revealed that the five journalists were specifically targeted as part of a broad group of people including lawyers, a pastor, and immigration advocates working at the southern border. Reporting on the database also revealed that the U.S. government coordinated with Mexican authorities to monitor these individuals.

 

[Valjean]

Were these Mexican or American border officials?

 

[Worldtraveller]

If the ACLU is involved, I'm guessing they were US based journalists.

The BP is not very bright. Did they think that their actions wouldn't be reported, by you know, reporters?

 

[Loren Pechtel]

If the ACLU is involved, I'm guessing they were US based journalists.

The BP is not very bright. Did they think that their actions wouldn't be reported, by you know, reporters?

I don't think they care if it's reported. They believe His Flatulence has made law enforcement above the law.