A Reporter Fights for His Freedom (Part Two)

February 26, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

This episode explores the case of journalist Mario Guevara, who was detained and deported by ICE while covering an anti-ICE protest, raising questions about first amendment rights.

After journalist Mario Guevara was arrested while covering an anti-ICE protest, ICE moved him into their detention. As his lawyers and the ACLU tried to get Mario free, ICE argued again and again that he shouldn’t be let out, because his journalism made him too dangerous.  Mario was behind bars for 111 days. Then deported to El Salvador. If you’re wondering where the hell the first amendment is in all this, so are we!  In the second episode in our special two-part series about Mario Guevara, we look into how the federal government targeted and detained a reporter, and ultimately fast-tracked his deportation–his first amendment rights be damned. Please take 5 minutes to fill out this survey about Question Everything – it’ll help us know who’s listening and what you want from us! Thank you.  Question Everything is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory . Sign up for our Substack newsletter, where we’ve been covering the big landmark lawsuits against social media companies for harming people with their products.  Guests: Mario Guevara, MG News Giovanni Diaz, ESQ. Scarlet Kim, ACLU Curtis Clemmons, former Gwinnett…

People in this episode

Host: Brian Reed

Guests: Mario Guevara, Giovanni Diaz, ESQ., Scarlet Kim, Curtis Clemmons

Topics covered

journalism
immigration
freedom of speech
detention
deportation
government accountability

Keywords

Mario Guevara
ICE
detention
deportation
first amendment
journalism
ACLU
anti-ICE protest

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ACLU, KCRW, Placement Theory

Places: El Salvador, Atlanta