Overview

• He was detained near Atlanta on June 14 while live‑streaming the No Kings protests in marked press gear, and the initial misdemeanor charges were later dropped.
• DHS described him as an “illegal immigrant” with a deportation order pending since 2012.
• The Board of Immigration Appeals reopened his case on September 19 and ordered his removal.
• He arrived in El Salvador on October 3–4 on a flight with 117 other deportees and was taken separately from the airport to Olocuilta.
• CPJ called the case the first documented U.S. deportation tied to journalistic activity and warned of worsening conditions for press freedom under President Trump.