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Salvadoran journalist arrested while streaming a ‘No Kings’ protest could face deportation

"A Salvadoran journalist who built a big social media following by documenting immigration raids may be facing deportation. Federal authorities have requested an immigration 'detainer' for Mario Guevara, who was arrested during a 'No Kings' protest near Atlanta on Saturday, his lawyer said. Guevara entered the United States in 2004 on a tourist visa after […]

Committee to Protect Journalists concerned after Cuban Yuri Valle Roca threatened with deportation from U.S.

"The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed its concern on Saturday [March 29] about the imminent risk of deportation of Cuban independent journalist and former political prisoner Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, currently residing in the United States under humanitarian parole. According to CPJ's official X (formerly Twitter) account, Valle Roca and his wife, Eralidis Frómeta, […]

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Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto is granted asylum in El Paso court after a 15-year case

Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez Soto was granted asylum in an El Paso, Texas, courtroom on March 18, six months after he was declared eligible for asylum by the U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in September 2023. Soto fled Mexico 15 years ago after receiving death threats for his reporting on the military. Despite turning […]

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detains Honduran journalist fleeing violence

"The freedom of expression organization of Honduras C-Libre reported that journalist and human rights activist Thirzia Galeas was detained at the Atlanta airport while requesting political asylum. Sunday [May] 23, Galeas entered the country with her tourist visa and asked for asylum upon arrival due to the persecution suffered by her organization. Her family and […]