The Brief Mario Guevara's deportation is contested due to claims of retaliation for his journalism, despite federal prosecutors citing immigration violations as the reason for his detention. Guevara's legal team seeks a temporary restraining order to prevent deportation, awaiting a federal court's decision on blocking the Board of Immigration Appeals' ruling. Guevara’s attorneys appeared Friday in federal court in Waycross seeking a temporary restraining order to stop the deportation. Mario Guevara in ICE custodyThe backstory:Mario Guevara, 47, has been detained since June after being arrested by Doraville police while covering a "No Kings" protest. His lawyers are still waiting for a ruling on whether the federal court will block the deportation order.