DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>: Influential <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hispanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hispanic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/reporter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reporter</span></a> who tracks <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> agents arrested at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarioGuevara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarioGuevara</span></a> was livestreaming for his hundreds of thousands of followers when he was arrested in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeKalbCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeKalbCounty</span></a>.</p><p>By Lautaro Grinspan, June 14, 2025</p><p>"Mario Guevara, the metro <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AtlantaGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtlantaGA</span></a>-based Spanish language reporter who built a mass audience with his coverage of immigration raids, was arrested at a protest in DeKalb County on Saturday. </p><p>"The DeKalb gathering was one of many across the metro area as thousands took to the streets to protest President Donald Trump’s administration and its immigration enforcement policies.</p><p>"Roughly two hours into the rally, police in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RiotGear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiotGear</span></a> arrived to prevent demonstrators from marching on the road. </p><p>" 'I’m here in Chamblee where the authorities are trying to hold back the protest which is turning a bit violent,' Guevara said in Spanish during a livestream, which has racked up over one million views on Facebook. He could be seen wearing a helmet and a vest that identified him as press.</p><p>" 'Don’t touch me,' Guevara later tells a police officer in the video as the feed cuts off.</p><p>"Later, amid glitches in the video, Guevara can be hearing saying, 'Officer, officer, I’m with the media.' Moments later, the video shows Guevara had been brought to the ground.</p><p>"Online police records show Guevara was booked into DeKalb County Jail at 4:49 p.m. with a charge of 'obstruction of law enforcement officers' and a charge of 'pedestrian walking on or along' a roadway.</p><p>"In a statement on its Facebook page, the firm of Diaz & Gaeta Law, which represents Guevara, said it was 'taking all measures to defend Mr. Guevara and protect freedom of speech as provided by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a>.'</p><p>“It has come to our understanding that the reporter Mario Guevara was arrested recently … for merely videotaping the protests today.”</p><p>"At least seven other people were arrested at the site of the DeKalb protest, county leaders confirmed Saturday evening."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/06/influential-hispanic-reporter-who-tracks-ice-agents-arrested-at-protest/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ajc.com/news/2025/06/influenti</span><span class="invisible">al-hispanic-reporter-who-tracks-ice-agents-arrested-at-protest/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/wiP39" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/wiP39</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICERaids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICERaids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrafficInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrafficInterference</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgiaResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgiaResists</span></a></p>