Biography
Anthony Orendorff is an independent journalist and photographer who documents Los Angeles communities. LAPD officers arrested him on June 19, 2025, while he covered an immigration raid in Pacoima. Police accused him of assaulting an officer. He spent four days in custody and was released on June 23 after the city attorney declined to file charges. His detention was later cited in a federal court order addressing police treatment of journalists covering immigration protests.
