Journalists targeted with chemical munitions at Minneapolis protest

January 24, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dylan Manshack, Comms | dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033

Guild demands federal agents respect First Amendment rights of the press

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild has received reports that journalists were targeted with chemical munitions by federal agents at the scene of Saturday morning’s fatal shooting by U.S. Border Patrol in Minneapolis. 

This is unacceptable. Members of the press must be able to report the news without interference from law enforcement, a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

We demand that federal agents respect that right and allow reporters and photographers to do their jobs without threat of physical harm.