United States U.S. grants political asylum to Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano after being arrested by ICE: ABC of the case
The director of the independent program Café con Voz, Luis Galeano, obtained immigration protection in the United States one month after being detained for more than a week by the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE). The communicator fled Nicaragua in 2018 after an arrest warrant and, in 2023, was stripped of his nationality and property by the Nicaraguan Justice. His case reflects the situation of journalists exiled from the repression against the independent press under the Government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
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United States U.S. grants political asylum to Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano after being arrested by ICE: ABC of the case — Image credit: France 24 (Español)
The director of the independent program Café con Voz, Luis Galeano, obtained immigration protection in the United States one month after being detained for more than a week by the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE). The communicator fled Nicaragua in 2018 after an arrest warrant and, in 2023, was stripped of his nationality and property by the Nicaraguan Justice. His case reflects the situation of journalists exiled from the repression against the independent press under the Government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
