Journalist lawsuit prompts FAA to abandon no fly zone near DHS vehicles

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Posted The Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn unconstitutional restrictions that criminalized drone flights near federal immigration enforcement operations — a direct response to a legal challenge that attorneys from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed on behalf of photojournalist Rob Levine. The FAA’s sweeping, nationwide flight restrictions, which were implemented in January, prohibited drones from flying within 3,000 lateral feet and 1,000 vertical feet of U.S. Department of Homeland Security “facilities and mobile assets.” The agency threatened criminal and civil penalties for drone operators who violated the no fly zone. Represented by Reporters Committee attorneys Grayson Clary, Adam A.

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Posted The Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn unconstitutional restrictions that criminalized drone flights near federal immigration enforcement operations — a direct response to a legal challenge that attorneys from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed on behalf of photojournalist Rob Levine. The FAA’s sweeping, nationwide flight restrictions, which were implemented in January, prohibited drones from flying within 3,000 lateral feet and 1,000 vertical feet of U.S. D

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Journalist lawsuit prompts FAA to abandon no fly zone near DHS vehicles

Posted The Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn unconstitutional restrictions that criminalized drone flights near federal immigration enforcement operations — a direct response to a legal challenge that attorneys from the …

Apr 20, 2026 · 2 min read