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Spanish-language journalist arrested while covering protest near Atlanta deported to El Salvador
Mario Guevara was deported after courts revived a 13-year-old removal order despite all criminal charges being dropped; press groups say this marks retaliation for his immigration reporting.
- A Spanish-language journalist, Mario Guevara, was deported to El Salvador after being in immigration detention since June 14 for covering a protest near Atlanta.
- All criminal charges against Guevara were dismissed by local prosecutors following his arrest.
- Guevara's lawyers claimed that he was being held in retaliation for his journalism work, which they argued violated his constitutional rights.
- Upon his deportation, Guevara expressed sorrow, saying, 'This isn’t how I wanted to come to my country.
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Journo arrested during ICE protests deported to El Salvador homeland · American Wire News
A journalist arrested during the “No Kings” protests says it’s a “blessing” to be back in his “homeland” of El Salvador following deportation. Mario Guevara was arrested while livestreaming the gathering and charged with “unlawful assembly, obstruction and being a pedestrian on a roadway,” according to The Hill. He was released on bond by a local judge, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had already lodged a detainer on him. He had be…
A Salvadoran journalist who had been based in the United States for two decades was deported to his home country. Mario Guevara was arrested in June 2025 when he was covering anti-Trump demonstrations. Journalist organizations denounce an attack by the US government on press freedom.
US Deports Mario Guevara For Engaging In Journalism
“Words cannot begin to describe the loss and devastation my family feels. I am in utter shock and disbelief the government has punished my father for simply doing his life’s work of journalism,” declared Oscar Guevara after his father Mario Guevara was deported to El Salvador.The deportation sets a chilling precedent that any member of the press, who wasn’t born in the United States, could be detained and removed by President Donald Trump’s admi…
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