Journalist Mario Guevara Being Held on ICE Hold in Floyd County
GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 3 – Mario Guevara was granted a $7,500 bond by a federal judge but remains detained by ICE amid disputed immigration status and ongoing legal challenges.
- Salvadorian journalist Mario Guevara was booked into Floyd County jail on Thursday and remains in ICE custody after transfer from Gwinnett County.
- Guevara was initially arrested on June 14 during a DeKalb County protest but had protest-related charges dropped due to lack of clear evidence.
- He faces separate traffic-related charges in Gwinnett County and was granted bond by a federal judge, but federal officials plan to appeal the bond decision.
- Guevara, 47, fled El Salvador, has work authorization, a pending green card application sponsored by his U.S. citizen son, and his attorneys demand his release from ICE custody.
- The transfer and detention have prompted media inquiries and legal concerns about sharing immigration information, with prosecutors agreeing to stop providing such data to ICE.
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