Overview

• On June 18, ICE took custody of Mario Guevara following his June 14 arrest at a DeKalb County protest outside Atlanta
• Guevara was livestreaming a rally protesting President Trump’s administration when police charged him with obstruction, unlawful assembly and improperly entering a roadway
• He holds valid US work authorization and has a pending application for permanent residency through his US citizen son
• The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned his detention as a threat to press freedom and called for his immediate release
• DeKalb County officials have opened a review into the protest’s policing tactics, including the use of tear gas and the arrest of press members