Flipboard News DeskJournalist Mario Guevara, who was arrested when covering a No Kings protest in Atlanta in June, has been deported to El Salvador. All criminal charges against him had been dismissed by local prosecutors and he was legally authorized to live and work in the U.S. Lawyers for Guevara argued that he was targeted in retaliation for his work as a journalist, in violation of his constitutional rights. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.
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Spanish-language journalist who worked in Georgia deported to El Salvador
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. Local police arrested him and handed him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. On Wednesday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to halt his deportation order. All criminal charges against him were dismissed, and his lawyers argued he was being targeted for his journalism work. Guevara fled El Salvador two decades ago and built a large audience in Atlanta.