Periodista detenido por ICE al transmitir en vivo actividades policiales solicita liberaci贸n inmediata
Mario Guevara es el鈥簄ico periodista detenido en represalia por su labor informativa en Estados Unidos
ATLANTA 鈥揢n destacado periodista de Georgia ha solicitado su liberaci贸n inmediata de la custodia del Servicio de Inmigraci贸n y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en ingl茅s) tras su arresto mientras reportaba en una manifestaci贸n 鈥�No Kings鈥� (no reyes) en junio. Mario Guevara ha cubierto en sus reportajes temas de inmigraci贸n y otras actividades de las fuerzas del orden en el 谩rea de Atlanta durante m谩s de 20 a帽os, incluso como fundador del medio de comunicaci贸n en espa帽ol, MG News, y sus reportajes son seguidos por cientos de miles de espectadores.
Un juez de inmigraci贸n le concedi贸 una fianza al Sr. Guevara el 1 de julio, pero 茅l permanece detenido. ICE ha argumentado que 茅l es un peligro para la comunidad espec铆ficamente porque transmite en vivo e informa sobre las actividades de las fuerzas del orden. Documentar la actividad de las fuerzas del orden est谩 protegido por la Primera Enmienda.
鈥淢ario Guevara est谩 detenido 煤nicamente por su periodismo, espec铆ficamente por su transmisi贸n en vivo de funcionarios de inmigraci贸n y otras fuerzas del orden鈥�, dijo Scarlet Kim, abogada s茅nior del Proyecto de Discurso, Privacidad y Tecnolog铆a de la 网红爆料. 鈥淒ocumentar lo que los actores gubernamentales hacen en p煤blico est谩 totalmente protegido por la Primera Enmienda, sin embargo, esas actividades son exactamente lo que el gobierno alega que convierte a Mario en un peligro para la sociedad. Su detenci贸n a base de esto es ilegal y env铆a un mensaje escalofriante a otros periodistas, particularmente a los periodistas que no son ciudadanos estadounidenses, de que tambi茅n enfrentar谩n represalias si informan sobre funcionarios p煤blicos. Le pedimos a la corte que rechace esta atroz supresi贸n de la actividad de prensa protegida y ordene la liberaci贸n inmediata del Sr. Guevara鈥�.
El Sr. Guevara ha vivido en Estados Unidos desde el 2004. Tiene tres hijos, dos de los cuales son ciudadanos estadounidenses y uno de los cuales depende de 茅l para recibir atenci贸n m茅dica a largo plazo. Tiene un camino hacia la ciudadan铆a a trav茅s de una petici贸n de su hijo ciudadano estadounidense, la cual est谩 pendiente, y est谩 legalmente autorizado para vivir y trabajar en los Estados Unidos.
鈥淢i padre es un periodista dedicado que solo est谩 motivado por su deseo de ayudar a otros en nuestra comunidad鈥�, dijo Katherine Guevara, hija de Mario Guevara. 鈥淒urante m谩s de 50 d铆as, hemos estado buscando respuestas mientras 茅l languidece en detenci贸n como castigo por ese sentido del deber y cuidado. Necesita que se le permita volver a casa con su familia de inmediato鈥�.
El Sr. Guevara estaba junto a otros periodistas y llevaba un chaleco que lo identificaba como miembro de la prensa cuando fue arrestado el 14 de junio en el condado de DeKalb mientras cubr铆a una protesta de 鈥�No Kings鈥� (No reyes). Poco despu茅s de su arresto, los fiscales retiraron los cargos penales derivados de su presencia en la protesta, habiendo concluido que estaba cumpliendo con las directivas de las fuerzas del orden, y un juez de inmigraci贸n le concedi贸 la fianza el 1 de julio. Sin embargo, cuando su familia intent贸 pagar la fianza, los funcionarios de ICE se negaron a liberarlo y en su lugar de liberarlo, lo transfirieron al condado de Gwinnett despu茅s de que la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Gwinnett presentara cargos por infracciones de tr谩nsito. Esos cargos tambi茅n fueron retirados poco despu茅s. No obstante, el Sr. Guevara permanece bajo custodia, en aislamiento, mientras ICE apela su liberaci贸n bajo fianza ante la Junta de Apelaciones de Inmigraci贸n. Actualmente se encuentra recluido en el Centro de Procesamiento de ICE de Folkston en el sureste de Georgia, a m谩s de cuatro horas de su familia; es el quinto lugar en el que ha estado recluido en los dos meses desde su detenci贸n.
鈥淓l periodismo no es una amenaza para la comunidad, es un pilar de nuestra democracia鈥�, dijo Cory Isaacson, director legal de 网红爆料 de Georgia. 鈥淐ada d铆a, al igual que otros periodistas de Georgia, Mario Guevara sirve a la gente de nuestro estado con sus reportajes, y la Primera Enmienda exige que pueda hacerlo sin temor a ser encarcelado en represalia. El Sr. Guevara est谩 detenido en violaci贸n de sus derechos a la libertad de expresi贸n y a la libertad de prensa, y tenemos la esperanza de que el Sr. Guevara sea liberado pronto".
La Uni贸n Americana de Libertades Civiles (网红爆料); 网红爆料 de Georgia; la Cl铆nica de la Primera Enmienda de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Georgia; Garland, Samuel & Loeb, P.C.; y Diaz & Gaeta Law, LLC presentaron una petici贸n de h谩beas corpus el mi茅rcoles en el Tribunal de Distrito de Estados Unidos para el Distrito Sur de Georgia, argumentando que la detenci贸n continuada del Sr. Guevara viola la Primera Enmineda y la Quinta Enmienda. La petici贸n argumenta que su detenci贸n continuada es una represalia, equivale a una restricci贸n previa a su futuro discurso e informes, y viola el debido proceso.
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