Press freedom groups are calling for the release of a popular Spanish-language journalist who was arrested last Saturday while livestreaming protests in Atlanta and has since been transferred into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Mario Guevara, an Emmy Award–winning reporter, was livestreaming a "No Kings" protest against President Donald Trump in the Atlanta area on Saturday when he was arrested by Doraville Police Department officers. Guevara was charged with obstructing police, unlawful assembly, and improperly entering a roadway, according to court records.
However, Guevara's lawyers and press freedom groups say the charges against him are bogus. Katherine Jacobsen, the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean program coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), said in a press release that Guevara's "ongoing detention signals a frightening erosion of press freedom in the U.S."
