ATLANTA - The family of Emmy-winning journalist Mario Guevara says they are heartbroken as he remains in federal custody more than 100 days after his arrest while covering a protest in DeKalb County.

Mario Guevara: 100 in ICE custody

What they're saying:

Just days after the Board of Immigration Appeals ordered him deported to El Salvador, Guevara’s children stood alongside attorneys Tuesday to plead for his release.

"We are heartbroken every single day that he is apart from us," said his son, Oscar Guevara. His daughter, Katherine, added, "We are holding onto hope that the government will do the right thing and release him at once. His place is with his family and his community, not behind bars or facing deportation."

Scarlet Kim, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Speech, Priv

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