US EditionSalvadoran journalist detained by US immigration agents: CPJ
ATLANTA, UNITED STATES, JUN 18 – Mario Guevara was detained after a misdemeanor arrest at an anti-Trump rally despite having US work authorization, raising concerns over press freedom and immigration policy enforcement.
- Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara was arrested by local police in Atlanta over the weekend while covering an anti-Trump protest rally and was later transferred to ICE detention.
- Guevara fled El Salvador in 2004 after being attacked as a reporter and applied for asylum, which was denied in 2012, leading to his complicated immigration status.
- Police charged Guevara with obstructing officers, unlawful assembly, and improperly entering a roadway after officers repeatedly warned him during the protest to leave the street.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists emphasized that Guevara should be released immediately, highlighting his authorized employment status in the U.S. and his eligibility for permanent residency based on his son.
- Guevara's detention has sparked protests and concerns over press freedom and immigration enforcement, with his case pending in immigration court to determine his ability to remain in the U.S.
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Deport all illegal immigrants with a criminal record. That was the promise that US President Donald Trump made to his supporters. But the boundaries that determine who falls under that group seem to be shifting further and further. For example, citizen journalist Mario Guevara, originally from El Salvador, was recently arrested near Atlanta. He works legally in the US and was awaiting permanent residence status. According to his lawyer, he was d…
A Salvadoran journalist who had been based in the United States for two decades was threatened with deportation after being arrested in full cover of anti-Trump demonstrations and then transferred to the Federal Immigration Police, a press protection agency said on Wednesday.
According to journalist Carlos Loret de Mola, he and his team working on the Latinus platform, of which he is the main driver, have been subjected to harassment and aggression for more than a week, exactly from the coverage they made of the protests against Donald Trump in Los Angeles; he held responsible for this to people like Claudia Sheinbaum's government, who by not condemning these events, are endorsing them.
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