Mario Guevara, the Salvadoran journalist who gained popularity by documenting immigration raids, has been deported after spending months in federal custody.
Guevara was deported to his native El Salvador early Friday morning, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) confirmed to CNN, more than three months after the Spanish-language live-streamer was arrested while covering an Atlanta-area “No Kings” protest. He was transferred to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention shortly after his arrest.
His deportation comes after the Bureau of Immigration Appeals closed his case on September 19, ordering that he be removed from the US. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represents Guevara,