US EditionSpanish-language journalist arrested while covering protest near Atlanta deported to El Salvador
Mario Guevara was deported despite having criminal charges dropped and legal work authorization, after a court revived a 13-year-old removal order against him, his family said.
- Mario Guevara, a Spanish-language journalist, was deported to El Salvador after being arrested while covering a protest near Atlanta in June.
- The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to halt Guevara's deportation order, leading to his removal from the U.S.
- Guevara's son, Oscar Guevara, expressed heartbreak over his father's deportation, stating, 'We are devastated, but at least my dad is not dead.'
- The National Press Club condemned Guevara's deportation, highlighting concerns over press freedom and the implications for journalists in the U.S.
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October 3, 2025 – San Salvador – EFE. Mario Guevara, a journalist originally from El Salvador, was welcomed by his close circle, including friends and family, this Friday when he arrived deported from the United States. The meeting took place in the community of Chintuc, near the capital, San Salvador, in the town of Apopa, where the communicator is from and where he will continue his journalistic work. Around twelve people gathered in Chintuc t…
A Spanish-speaking journalist who had been detained for immigration in Georgia since June was deported Friday to El Salvador. 48-year-old Mario Guevara covered a protest outside Atlanta on June 14 when local police arrested him and handed him over to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service several days later. His lawyers had been waging parallel battles in immigration courts and federal courts to secure his release. In a live video …
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Award-winning Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara has been deported to El Salvador in what press freedom advocates alleged was done “in retaliation for his reporting.” A leader with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a nonprofit organization that defends worldwide press freedom, said Guevara’s deportation from the U.S. Friday morning was the first time the organization…
Moments after landing in El Salvador after being deported from the United States, where he lived for 22 years, Salvadorian Mario Guevara said on Friday that he was deported “for being a journalist, for reporting news.” In a meeting with media outlets, including CNN, Guevara pointed out that this was not the way he wanted to return to his country and that he was sad to have left part of his family in the United States. He assured that his work, i…
Spanish-language journalist arrested while covering protest near Atlanta is deported to El Salvador
Mario Guevara, 48, was covering a protest just outside Atlanta on June 14 when local police arrested him and then turned him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement several days later.
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