An immigration judge granted asylum to Mexican Journalist Emilio Gutierrez Soto and his son after a 15-year battle and two rulings against the father and son. They had fled Mexico in 2008 after receiving death threats while reporting on military corruption. (Reporters Committee, March 18, 2024)
A FOIA lawsuit decided in favor of the Sotos in December set the stage for the granting of asylum. ICE had refused to search for records on the case and gave no justification for withholding thousands of pages of records. (Media Law Resource Center, January 2024, by Adam A. Marshall and Chuck Tobin)