Immigration reporter mulls fate after denial of asylum request
Immigration reporter mulls fate after denial of asylum request
By Tom Watkins, CNN
July 6th, 2012
09:47 PM ET
A reporter from El Salvador who has been reporting for years about immigration issues in Atlanta finds himself in a position similar to that of many of the sources he covers.
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Last month, an immigration judge turned down Guevara's application for asylum and ordered that he, his wife and their 14-year-old daughter leave the country within 60 days. "It was the worst news of my life," said Guevara, who works for the Spanish-language Mundo Hispanico, which is owned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Their two younger children were born in the United States and therefore would be allowed to remain. His mother and brother, who serves in the U.S. Army, are also U.S. citizens.
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Guevara said he was convinced that those who threatened to kill him nine years ago would find him if he were to return. "Death threats have no expiration date," he said. And the possibility of returning to the country unnoticed would be slim, he said. Prensa Grafica and other Salvadoran newspapers published stories Friday about his case.
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http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/06/immigration-reporter-mulls-fate-after-denial-of-asylum-request/?hpt=hp_t2
