We're petitioning the court for the release of Mario Guevara, kept in detention for livestreaming law enforcement activity.

ACLU Supporter, ICE is detaining journalist Mario Guevara for reporting on law enforcement activity – so the ACLU and ACLU of Georgia are petitioning the court for his immediate release.

Two months ago, millions showed up across the country to protest the Trump administration's massive abuses of power. This “No Kings” protest was the largest yet in a series of protests condemning President Trump's attacks on our rights.

Among those in attendance to document the event was Mario Guevara, a prominent Georgia journalist who's been covering immigration and law enforcement activity for over 20 years. That day, even though he was wearing a press vest and attending in his capacity as a journalist, he was detained and arrested by local police.

Even though all criminal charges against him were dropped and an immigration judge granted bond, ICE has refused to release him – arguing that his livestreaming and reporting are dangerous. Guevara is still in custody today, over two months since he was arrested while reporting on a protest, five hours away from his family.

This is a pattern of behavior from the Trump administration. President Trump has repeatedly tried to silence journalists and censor speech that he doesn't like. Multiple times across immigration cases, student speech cases, and now this case, we've seen ICE blatantly disregard their obligations to the Constitution and due process.

Journalism is not a threat to our community – it's fundamental to our democracy.

Recording immigration and law enforcement activity in public is protected by the First Amendment. Retaliating against a journalist for doing his job is an unconstitutional overstep – and we at the ACLU will keep fighting for the courts to order his release.

Thanks for being with us,

Scarlet Kim
Pronouns: She, her, hers
Senior Staff Attorney
ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project


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