Photojournalist Jailed for Six Weeks After Reporting on ICE
Trish Brownlee, a veteran of the U.S. military and a photojournalist, was taken into custody while reporting on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and spent six weeks in jail. After 47 days at the Warren County Correctional Center in New Jersey, she was released on July 27, having been denied her medication for Crohn's disease. Her arrest occurred when state police in Hardwick Township intercepted her while she was tailing an ICE bus, which led to the finding of a handgun, a shotgun, and loose ammunition in her vehicle. Brownlee faces charges for illegal possession of armor-piercing ammunition and has a court appearance scheduled for September 23, along with a requirement to check in bi-monthly with pretrial services. The NPPA has voiced concerns regarding her arrest.
Key facts
- Trish Brownlee, a photojournalist, was arrested while covering an ICE story in Hardwick Township, New Jersey.
- She was charged with illegal possession of armor-piercing ammunition.
- Brownlee was detained at the Warren County Correctional Center for six weeks (47 days).
- She was denied medication for Crohn's disease during incarceration.
- Brownlee was released on July 27 and has a court date on September 23.
- Her cellphone was confiscated by state police.
- The National Press Photographers Association expressed concern over her arrest.
- A separate incident earlier in the week involved a San Francisco photographer detained by ICE.
Entities
Artists
- Trish Brownlee
Institutions
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
- National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
- PetaPixel
- Warren County Correctional Center
Locations
- York, Pennsylvania
- Hardwick Township, New Jersey
- Belvedere, New Jersey
- San Francisco