CNN correspondent detained by LAPD during live shot
A reporter for CNN was briefly detained by police Monday while covering the widespread protests in Los Angeles following federal immigration enforcement operations in the area over the weekend.
CNN cameras caught correspondent Jason Carroll being told by police he needed to leave the area he was reporting from and placing his hands behind his back as he and members of the network's crew were escorted away.
'I asked. 'Am I being arrested?'' Carroll said of the incident on the network after he was escorted away. 'He said, 'No … you're being detained.' You take a lot of risks as press. This is low on that scale of risks, but it is something I wasn't expecting.'
CNN, in a statement to The Hill, said it was 'pleased the situation resolved quickly once the reporting team presented law enforcement with their CNN credentials.'
'CNN will continue to report out the news unfolding in Los Angeles,' the outlet said.
The protests in Los Angeles have sparked intense reaction from the White House, with President Trump mobilizing hundreds of Marines and thousands of National Guard troops, a move that has sparked criticism from Democrats and the state's governor.
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