Journalist detained by ICE sues Noem, Bondi for his release
Mario Guevara, a Salvadoran national who has been in the US since
2004, was arrested in June while reporting at a Georgia protest of the
Trump administration.
An Atlanta-based reporter detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement since June is suing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi
Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi, along with other administration
officials, for his immediate release, the American Civil Liberties
Union of Georgia announced Thursday.
Mario Guevara -- a Salvadoran national and award-winning journalist
who says he entered the country lawfully in 2004 -- was arrested in
June while reporting at a Georgia "No Kings Day" rally. Despite an
immigration judge ordering his release on bond in July, Guevara has
remained in detention ever since his initial arrest after a government
appeal, according to his Thursday petition, filed in a district court
in Southern Georgia.
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Guevara's attorneys say he left his native El Salvador in 2004 after
fleeing "violence and harassment for his work as a journalist," and
entered the country on a B-1 temporary business visa. His attorneys
say he applied for relief from deportation in 2007. In 2012, the Board
of Immigration granted a motion to administratively close the removal proceedings facing Guevara. He had not faced potential removal by the government since, his attorneys said. In court filings, they said he
is "legally authorized to live and work in the country" and has a
pathway to a green card.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/21/journalist-ice-detained-lawsuit-00518571
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