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Salvadoran Journalist Arrested, Sparking Press Freedom Concerns

6/26/2025

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Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara was arrested in Georgia while reporting on a protest, igniting fears over the treatment of noncitizen journalists during the Trump era. Despite entering the U.S. legally, Guevara now finds himself in ICE custody. The Committee to Protect Journalists decries this alarming move as a dangerous threat to press freedom.

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Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara was arrested in Georgia while reporting on a protest, igniting fears over the treatment of noncitizen journalists during the Trump era. Despite entering the U.S. legally, Guevara now finds himself in ICE custody. The Committee to Protect Journalists decries this alarming move as a dangerous threat to press freedom.