CNN reporter 'detained' by LAPD on TV covering anti-ICE protests

New York Post

2 days ago

A CNN reporter and his camera crew were detained on live television by Los Angeles police on Monday night as anti-ICE protests continued to roil the city.
Veteran national correspondent Jason Carroll had just concluded a segment from one of the protest zones during anchor Laura Coates' 11 p.m. broadcast when cops in riot gear briefly restrained him.
'I am being detained,' Carroll can be heard saying as Coates began to ask CNN law enforcement analyst John Miller a question in the studio.
4 Los Angeles police detain CNN national correspondent Jason Carroll during his coverage of the anti-ICE riots on Monday.
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Coates abruptly interrupted Miller when she heard Carroll.
'Wait one second, John… Hold on. I wanna — Jason, what's going on? I hear you. Am I seeing Jason Carroll being — what happened? Jason?' she asked.
'I'm being detained, Laura,' Carroll repeated.
CNN cameras then captured a tense exchange between Carroll and the officers during which the correspondent sought clarity.
Carroll, wearing a black Polo shirt and jeans, is seen with his hands behind his back while bookended by two officers.
'I'm not being arrested, correct, officers?' Carroll asked.
An officer's response, though initially unclear to Carroll, was direct: 'We're letting you go, but you can't come back… Because then if you come back in, then you go. Ok, please?'
Carroll acknowledged: 'Ok, thank you, officer.'
He then attempted to relay the situation to Coates.
'If you guys can still hear me, what happened was, I was — ' he began, only to be interrupted by an unexpected intervention.
'I'm Chris with The New York Times,' a voice interjected.
'We got video of you guys. If you need it later, call The New York Times.'
It is unclear who Chris is or what his role is at the Times.
4 'I am being detained,' CNN national correspondent Jason Carroll said while reporting live during Laura Coates' Monday night broadcast of 'Laura Coates Live.'
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The Post has sought clarification from the paper.
Carroll expressed his gratitude to the Times employee, saying: 'Thank you, I appreciate that.' He then resumed his account for the CNN audience.
'So here's what happened, Laura,' he explained, 'I was called over, and the officer told me to put my hands behind my back. I said, 'Am I being arrested?' He said, 'You are being detained.' I was walked out of the area. They took down my information.'
As Carroll's audio feed abruptly cut out, Coates turned to Miller for analysis.
Miller, a former NYPD terror chief, elaborated on the increasing complexities faced by police during protests, attributing it to the presence of 'anarchist groups and agitators.'
4 CNN cameras then captured a tense exchange between Carroll and the officers during which the correspondent sought clarity.
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These individuals, he noted, often claim media status.
'Well, I have a blog, so therefore I'm press… So therefore, even though I've been throwing bottles and screaming epithets, I'm not part of the protest. I want to be treated as media,' Miller said.
A CNN spokesperson told The Post: 'A CNN reporting team was briefly detained in Los Angeles while capturing the events that were unfolding as police attempted to clear an area during the ongoing protests and police and military response in the city.'
The network rep added that 'we are pleased the situation resolved quickly once the reporting team presented law enforcement with their CNN credentials.'
4 'A CNN reporting team was briefly detained in Los Angeles while capturing the events that were unfolding as police attempted to clear an area during the ongoing protests and police and military response in the city,' a spokesperson said.
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'CNN will continue to report out the news unfolding in Los Angeles.'
The Post has sought comment from the LAPD.
Video footage from the protests also captured the moment that Post photographer Toby Canham was shot in the head with a rubber bullet.
On Sunday, an Australian news correspondent who was covering the events in LA also was shot with a rubber bullet while doing a live report from the scene.
The Trump administration ordered thousands of National Guard troops to respond to the growing protests which centered around federal buildings in downtown LA following ICE raids on suspected undocumented migrants.