Overview

• Guevara was put on a 4 a.m. flight on Oct. 3 after more than 100 days in ICE custody, CPJ confirmed.
• The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to halt a Board of Immigration Appeals order issued in September that reopened an old case and directed his removal.
• Local prosecutors dismissed all charges from his June arrest while he was reporting on a protest, and an immigration judge’s July bond order was stayed after the government argued his livestreaming posed risks to law enforcement.
• DHS described him as an illegal alien with a longstanding removal order, while CPJ and other advocacy groups condemned the case as a first documented U.S. deportation tied to reporting activity.
• He arrived in El Salvador on Friday and appeared on video greeting family, as separate federal litigation over his detention and rights continues.