A Spanish-language journalist who livestreamed his own arrest at a weekend protest outside Atlanta was transferred from the DeKalb County Jail to Immigration and Customs Enforcement just before 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday and now faces possible deportation to El Salvador, according to his attorneys.
As previously reported by WABE, Mario Guevara was booked into the DeKalb County Jail on Saturday, June 14, after his attorneys say he was approached on the sidewalk by three police officers in riot gear while covering one of the many protests that day against President Donald Trump’s administration and its immigration policies.
Who is Mario Guevara?
Guevara, who fled El Salvador with his family two decades ago and built a large following as an independent journalist covering immigration raids, including for his online news site, MG News, was charged with obstructing police, unlawful assembly and improperly entering a roadway. A judge granted Guevara bond on Monday, but he was kept in jail after ICE placed an extra 48-hour hold on him.
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