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Thursday, August 9, 2018
INDEX
Vol. CXXVII, No. 12775
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NEWS ....................................
OPINION ...............................
ARTS/NEWS..........................
MiC.........................................
SPORTS................................
MICHIGAN IN COLOR
Of “Pasalubong”
The intricacies of being
Filipino American
>> SEE PAGE 9
NEWS
Mayoral results
Incumbent Christopher
Taylor wins the Democratic
primary against Jack Eaton
>> SEE PAGE 3
OPINION
On unplugging
Columnist Julia Montag
reflects on stepping away
from technology
>> SEE PAGE 4
ARTS
‘ASTROWORLD’
Travis Scott returns with an
energetic, powerful third
release with guests
>> SEE PAGE 7
SPORTS
Duncan Robinson
The former Michigan
guard is embracing his
new role in the NBA using
the skills he glearned at
Michigan
>> SEE PAGE 12
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Mexican journalist freed by
ICE accepts U-M fellowship
After a seven-month
detention, Gutierrez
Soto will join Knight-
Wallace Program
By ALICE TRACEY
Summer Daily News Editor
Emilio
Gutiérrez
Soto,
a
55-year-old Mexican journalist
recently
released
from
ICE
detention,
will
be
joining
the
University
of
Michigan
community as a Knight-Wallace
press freedom fellow for the
2018-2019 school year. Through
the Knight-Wallace Fellowship
program, which sponsors up to 20
mid-career journalists annually,
Gutiérrez Soto will spend eight
months in Ann Arbor studying
security issues facing the press.
Gutiérrez Soto fled his home
country in 2008 after discovering
his name was on a hit list due to
his reporting on corruption in
the Mexican military. He and
his now 25-year-old son, Oscar,
crossed the U.S.-Mexico border
near Columbus, New Mexico and
requested political asylum.
According to the Committee to
Protect Journalists, 45 reporters
have been killed in Mexico since
1992 and 37 of those murders went
unpunished. In an email interview
with The Daily, B.A. Snyder of the
National Association of Hispanic
Journalists said Gutiérrez Soto
had legitimate cause to seek
asylum in the United States.
“Mr. Gutiérrez-Soto and his son
had a credible fear of persecution,”
Snyder
wrote.
“There
was
abundant evidence that Mexican
journalists who have reported
on government corruption face
persecution (including death), and
that such crimes are committed
with impunity. To deny Petitioners
asylum would have been an
egregious break with this Nation’s
long-standing
commitment
to
provide refuge to journalists from
foreign lands who are the targets
of reprisal.”
For the first seven months of
asylum proceedings, Gutiérrez
Soto and his son lived in a
detention
facility,
but
were
eventually released with work
permits. They moved to Las
Cruces, New Mexico, where they
spent nine years working in food
business.
Represented
by
attorney
Eduardo
Beckett,
Gutiérrez
Soto continued to work towards
political asylum, meeting regularly
with Immigration and Customs
Enforcement officials throughout
the process.
In July 2017, Gutiérrez Soto’s
asylum request was denied.
Beckett filed to reopen the
asylum case. Meanwhile, various
organizations dedicated to free
press, including the National
Society of Hispanic Journalists,
the National Press Club and
Reporters Without Borders, began
to advocate for Gutiérrez Soto.
Whitmer and
Schuette win
Party favorites beat
out opponents in
gubernatorial primaries
By GRACE KAY
Summer Managing News Editor
After
winning
the
primary
elections
Tuesday
night,
gubernatorial candidates Gretchen
Whitmer and Bill Schuette will
face off in the general elections in
November.
A former state senator, Whitmer
beat out Indian-born entrepreneur,
Shri
Thanedar
and
ex-Detroit
health
director,
Abdul
El-Sayed
in Tuesday’s Democratic primary,
while Attorney General Bill Schuette
beat out Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, state
senator Patrick Colbeck and doctor
Jim Hines for the GOP primary.
Both Whitmer and Schuette were
considered the favorites in their
respective parties. While Whitmer
was
backed
by
her
extensive
political experience and community
envolvement, Schuette was supported
by his current involvement in state
government and openly endorsed by
President Donald Trump.
The
Associated
Press
called
the race for Schuette at 9:24 p.m.
Schuette was still in the lead as
of 10:20 p.m. With 2,086 of 4,805
precincts reporting, Schuette was
winning by 51.0 percent of the vote
with Calley trailing behind at 24.4
and Colbeck at 13.9.
Whitmer’s success was announced
soon after. At 9:55 p.m. Whitmer
officially claimed her spot as the
Democratic candidate in the general
election. As of 10:20 p.m. with
2,136 of 4,805 precincts reporting,
Whitmer had 49.6 percent of the
votes. El-Sayed trailed just behind
her with 34.1 percent and Thanedar
with 16.2 percent.
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