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Lawyer Blasts White House for Manipulated Arrest Image

2/8/2026

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Nekima Levy Armstrong, a U.S. civil rights lawyer, expressed disgust after the White House shared an edited image of her arrest showing her in tears.
She was detained for organizing a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Minnesota church last month.
Levy Armstrong discussed the manipulated image and the backlash in an interview with BBC Verify's Jake Horton.

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Nekima Levy Armstrong, a U.S. civil rights lawyer, expressed disgust after the White House shared an edited image of her arrest showing her in tears.
She was detained for organizing a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Minnesota church last month.
Levy Armstrong discussed the manipulated image and the backlash in an interview with BBC Verify's Jake Horton.