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Kim Perales

"Incredibly impt read. This is exactly what #LAPD did to me & 2 other legal observers standing on a quiet st corner this past weekend—except w rubber bullets, not pepperballs +🚨 AIMED AT OUR HEADs, not our feet.

…oh, & the officer waved tauntingly right before shooting at us.
-C Parker

"I wrote a piece about the police shooting at journalists at the #LAProtests, #FreePress... The big story here isn't about journalists, it's about what #ICE is doing."
#PoliceState #USPol huffpost.com/entry/journalists

Text excerpt describing a confusing and tense situation involving a police officer shooting at a group, including members of the press. The group initially misunderstands the intent and reacts with disbelief.
The image depicts a tense scene at a protest, with a man in the foreground appearing to react to tear gas or smoke. Several law enforcement officers in tactical gear are positioned behind him, holding shields and weapons, while an officer in the center is aiming…
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Nonilex

In Diaz’s view, Guevara’s livestream shows him acting compliant & respectful around law enforcement.

“He didn’t do anything illegal. The only thing he was doing was documenting the police’s actions. So, why was he arrested?” he said at Tuesday’s news conference. “He has always complied with the #law. His record is impeccable in this country. So, this #arrest is concerning.”

#immigration #democracy #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly #FreePress #Trump #Gestapo #ICE
youtube.com/shorts/LuIeuijP32I

YouTubeJournalist live-streamed his arrest by ICE during protest.By CNN
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Nonilex

Local police charged #MarioGuevara with 3 misdemeanors for his behavior at the pro #ImmigrantsRights #protest: obstruction of law enforcement, unlawful assembly & pedestrian walking on or along a roadway.

In #arrest warrants obtained by AJC, Doraville #police *said* the #journalist ignored repeated instructions to stay off the street & to leave the site of the protest after it was declared an unlawful assembly.

#law#immigration#democracy
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Nonilex

In a statement, Katherine Jacobsen of the Cmte to Protect #Journalists said she was “outraged” by Guevara’s treatment & called for his immediate release.

Jacobsen called his #detention “a crude form of #censorship.”

At the Tues news conference, Guevara’s daughter—Katherine Guevara, 27—said it was “terrifying” to learn that #ICE was targeting her father.

“We’ve always been very, very close. And I just couldn’t believe it,” she said.

#law#immigration#democracy
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Nonilex

At a news conference Tues, Giovanni Diaz, one of Guevara’s attorneys, said that if his client was taken into #ICE custody he would likely spend some time at the agency’s downtown field office before being transferred to one of 2 South Georgia #immigrant #jails: the Stewart Detention Center or the Folkston ICE Processing Center.

Diaz added that Georgia’s immigrant #detention facilities are “overwhelmed.”

#law#immigration#democracy
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