ATLANTA - Supporters of Gwinnett County journalist Mario Guevara are waiting to learn whether a federal judge will step in to block his deportation after a decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals ordered him sent back to El Salvador.

Guevara’s attorneys appeared Friday in federal court in Waycross seeking a temporary restraining order to stop the deportation. They say the Spanish-language reporter has lived legally in the United States for decades and is being targeted for his work.

Mario Guevara in ICE custody

The backstory:

Mario Guevara, 47, has been detained since June after being arrested by Doraville police while covering a "No Kings" protest. Video from the incident showed him wearing a vest marked "PRESS" and identifying himself as a journalist before being taken into

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