Jessica Mendoza

Coming up on the show, how the Department of Homeland Security is cracking down on American citizens.

To analyze the U.S.

government's claims about assaults on federal immigration agents, the Wall Street Journal reviewed more than 100,000 posts on X, posts made in the last year by accounts linked to government agencies and senior government officials.

The journal team also tracked videos made by witnesses and bystanders of the alleged assaults.

You can find a link to the full visual investigation in our show notes.

One of the cases Hannah and her team looked at was that of Sydney Laurie Reed.

Reed is a 44-year-old veterinary assistant in D.C.

and a U.S.

citizen.

In July, Reid went to a jail to witness an immigration enforcement action.

Federal officers had gone there to arrest two migrant men, and Reid said she felt a duty to document it.

What you're hearing now is a mix of footage Reid recorded herself and body camera footage from law enforcement officials on the scene.

Reid was surrounded by several federal law enforcement officials.

One of them was an FBI agent wearing a face covering and an FBI vest.

Two others were ICE officers dressed in plain clothes, plaid shirts and khaki pants.

Reid was handcuffed, and she was told she was being arrested for interfering with her operation.

Although videos reviewed by Hannah and her team cast doubt on agents' claims.

Reid was placed in a government vehicle and transferred to federal custody.

Meanwhile, her phone kept recording audio.

Like many American citizens who wind up in the crosshairs of DHS, she was accused of assault.