"Though he has a work permit and two of his children are American citizens, he has operated under the administrative closure of deportation orders for much of that time. Immigration officials reopened the deportation case after his arrest on petty charges that were almost immediately dismissed while livestreaming No Kings Day protests in June. His imprisonment is among the longest for any reporter arrested in connection with their work as a journalist in United States history."
"This is the latest in a series of measures from this administration that really cut at the core of media freedoms, said Katherine Jacobsen, the US, Canada and Caribbean program coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). His arrest and deportation is more than an immigration issue, she said, given the extraordinary legal processes used by Trump administration officials to maintain his detention and force his deportation."
Mario Guevara will be deported to El Salvador after prolonged ICE detention. Guevara fled El Salvador to escape leftwing militias and has worked in Atlanta media for two decades. He holds a work permit and two of his children are American citizens, but deportation orders were administratively closed for much of that time. Immigration officials reopened his deportation case after an arrest on petty charges that were almost immediately dismissed while he was livestreaming No Kings Day protests in June. His imprisonment ranks among the longest for a reporter arrested for journalistic activity in United States history. Press freedom and civil liberties organizations filed a federal appeal arguing the detention creates a chilling effect on free speech and on filming law enforcement.
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