# FAA Drone Ban Effectively Silences Press Coverage of Immigration Enforcement

- slug: faa-drone-ban-effectively-silences-press-coverage-of-immigration-enforcement
- date: 2026-03-21
- category: Robotics

A Minneapolis photojournalist is asking a federal court to strike down what federal press freedom advocates describe as the most consequential restriction on aerial newsgathering in years.

Rob Levine, who flies drones for photojournalism work, filed a petition March 16 in the U.S.

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