Mario Guevara, a Salvadoran journalist, was arrested during a protest in Georgia, highlighting the dangers noncitizen journalists face amid aggressive deportation policies. Guevara live-streamed his arrest and contends he entered legally on a tourist visa. His arrest raises issues about the legal protections of journalists, especially amidst claims about unlawful entry by authorities. Katherine Jacobsen from the Committee to Protect Journalists called Guevara's situation 'alarming' for the broader implications on noncitizen media professionals, emphasizing the potential chilling effect on press freedoms and immigrant communities.
"I'm a member of the media, officer," Guevara can be heard saying in his live stream moments before his arrest as a row of law enforcement officers approach a sidewalk where he stood.
Katherine Jacobsen, the U.S., Canada and Caribbean program coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, told Morning Edition that Guevara's arrest sets an "alarming precedent" for noncitizen journalists working in the U.S.
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