A Reporter Fights for His Freedom (Part Two)

FEB 26, 202653 MIN
Question Everything

A Reporter Fights for His Freedom (Part Two)

FEB 26, 202653 MIN

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<p dir="ltr">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&rsquo;t be let out, because his <em>journalism</em> made him too dangerous.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Mario was behind bars for 111 days. Then deported to El Salvador.</p> <p dir="ltr">If you&rsquo;re wondering where the hell the first amendment is in all this, so are we!&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">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&ndash;his first amendment rights be damned.</p> <p dir="ltr">Please take 5 minutes to <a href="https://forms.gle/o4oZPiDwATUtc1nX8">fill out this survey about Question Everything</a> &ndash; it&rsquo;ll help us know who&rsquo;s listening and what you want from us! Thank you.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Question Everything is a production of <a href="http://www.kcrw.org">KCRW</a> and <a href="http://www.placementtheory.com">Placement Theory</a>. Sign up for our <a href="http://questioneverything.substack.com">Substack</a> newsletter, where we&rsquo;ve been covering the big landmark lawsuits against social media companies for harming people with their products.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Guests:</p> <ul> <li>Mario Guevara, MG News</li> <li>Giovanni Diaz, ESQ.</li> <li>Scarlet Kim, ACLU</li> <li>Curtis Clemmons, former Gwinnett Sheriff's Deputy and Retired Assistant Chief of Gwinnett County Police</li> </ul> <p>This episode has been updated to reflect the fact that the news outlet Mario did an interview with from El Salvador was not Fox News -- it was a local Fox affiliate in Atlanta.</p>