Congress and DHS are investigating if U.S. border agents targeted journalists, according to a statement from Customs and Border Protection and a letter to CBP from the chair of House Homeland Security Cmte.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security and the House Homeland Security Committee are investigating whether U.S. border agents have been, according to a statement from Customs and Border Protection and a letter to CBP from the chair of the committee.
The statement and letter were in response to an exclusive story from NBC News and San Diego's KNSD-TV story that revealed CBP officials in the San Diego sector had compiled a list of 59 reporters, lawyers and activists to be pulled aside for further screening whenThe list includes 10 journalists, seven of them U.S. citizens, a U.S.-based attorney and others labeled as organizers and"instigators," 31 of whom are American.The Homeland Security Committee, led by Rep.
A sample of names and photos from the list. KNSD blurred the names and photos of individuals who haven't given permission to publish their information.
"CBP does not target journalists for inspection based on their occupation or their reporting. CBP has policies in place that prohibit discrimination against arriving travelers and has specific provisions regarding encounters with journalists," Meehan said in the statement.The investigation in being conducted"to ensure that all appropriate policies and practices were followed," the statement said.
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