US EditionJudge Orders the Release of Salvadoran Journalist Mario Guevara on Bail
- An immigration judge in Georgia granted Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara a $7,500 bond, allowing his release on July 1 after his detention by ICE.
- In DeKalb County on June 14, Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara, wearing press credentials, was arrested after stepping onto the roadway during the 'No Kings' protest while filming, facing three misdemeanors.
- Despite charges being dropped on June 25, ICE insisted on detention due to Guevara's immigration removal order, keeping him in custody.
- After bond was granted, CPJ said Guevara can return to work and family in Atlanta, where he is now free, while his immigration case continues.
- Across the country, Guevara’s detention as the only journalist in ICE custody draws national media attention and raises press freedom concerns.
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Gwinnett solicitor says she is not handling charges against detained Hispanic journalist
Gwinnett County Solicitor General Lisamarie Bristol is clarifying that her office is not involved with charges that have been filed against a Hispanic journalist who was arrested in DeKalb County
Judge orders the release of Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara on bail
An immigration judge in Georgia has ordered the release of the Spanish-language journalist and live-streamer Mario Guevara on bail while his immigration process continues, a relative of Guevara confirmed to CNN.
Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara released from ICE detention on bond
Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention on a $7,500 bond Tuesday morning, according to his attorneys. Guevara was arrested at an anti-ICE protest in DeKalb County on June 14 and then transferred to ICE custody on June 18. Guevara’s Spanish-language news outlet, MG News, and his lawyers, Diaz & Gaeta, announced the news in a July 1 Facebook post, following a scheduled bond hearing …
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Immigration judge grants bond for Spanish-language journalist arrested during protest
An immigration judge in Georgia has granted bond for a well-known Spanish-language journalist arrested while covering a protest last month.
Immigration Judge Grants Bond for Spanish-Language Journalist Arrested During Protest Near Atlanta
Mario Guevara, a native of El Salvador, was arrested by local police on June 14 while covering a protest in DeKalb County and was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement several days later. He has been held at an immigration detention center in Folkston—in southeast Georgia, near the Florida border—since then.
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