ATLANTA - A federal court has denied journalist Mario Guevara’s emergency request to stop his deportation to El Salvador.
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What they're saying:
The 11th Circuit Court acknowledged Guevara’s First Amendment rights but ultimately rejected his request for a stay, citing that he did not file the proper immigration paperwork.
The backstory:
Journalist Mario Guevara has been entangled in legal and immigration battles since his arrest during a protest earlier this year in metro Atlanta.
Guevara, a well-known Spanish-language reporter, was taken into custody on June 14 while livestreaming a demonstration in DeKalb County. Police charged him with misdemeanors including obstruction, unlawful assembly and w