A Spanish-language journalist who lived and worked in Georgia has been deported to El Salvador. Mario Guevara was detained in June while covering a protest near Atlanta.
Lawyers for a Spanish-language journalist detained since June are worried he could be deported after an unfavorable ruling. Mario Guevara was arrested in June while covering a protest near Atlanta and handed over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Attorneys, family members and journalism advocates gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday to call for the release of Mario Guevara, a Spanish language journalist detained by immigration officials.
An immigration judge in Georgia has granted bond for a well-known Spanish-language journalist arrested while covering a protest last month. That means he will be free as the government seeks to deport him from the United States.