Mario Guevara, a Salvadoran journalist, is detained at a Georgia immigration center after being arrested during a protest. Charges against him were dismissed, yet he remains imprisoned, a move deemed a punishment for his journalism. Guevara has extensive followership for his reporting on immigration issues and had over 1 million viewers when arrested. His asylum petition was previously rejected, and while he has a work permit and a green card application pending, new unrelated charges were also dropped but led to the seizure of his cell phone, raising privacy concerns.
Mario Guevara, a Salvadoran journalist, is being detained in an immigration center in Georgia after being arrested while covering a protest, highlighting the ongoing risk journalists face in the U.S.
Despite having a work permit and a pending green card application, Guevara remains imprisoned even after the initial charges against him were dropped, showing a blatant disregard for his First Amendment rights.
Jose Zamora stated, 'Mario is now the only journalist in prison in the US in direct retaliation for his reporting,' emphasizing the dangerous conditions for press freedom.
The seizure of Guevara's cell phone raises serious questions about privacy and potential data sharing with federal agencies, complicating the situation further.
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