US EditionNashville Reporter Detained by ICE Agents Outside of Gym
Estefany Rodriguez Florez was detained due to an expired visa and missed immigration interviews despite holding a valid work permit and pending asylum application, her legal team said.
- During a Wednesday traffic stop, Estefany Rodriguez Florez, a Colombian reporter for Nashville Noticias and Univision 42 Nashville, was detained outside a Nashville gym by ICE, which described it as part of a targeted enforcement operation.
- According to agency statements, ICE noted an arrest warrant had been issued and her visa had expired, citing missed immigration interviews as a reason for detention.
- Her legal team says she entered legally, holds a valid work permit, and has pending asylum and permanent-status applications through her U.S. citizen husband, claiming no warrant was shown at detention.
- Her legal team filed petitions and bond motions seeking immediate review while Estefany Rodriguez-Florez remains in ICE custody, and advocacy groups for journalists criticize the arrest.
- Being stopped while with her husband, a U.S. citizen, highlights the family impact of ICE enforcement policy as Rodriguez, who joined Nashville Noticias in 2022, reports on immigration and policing.
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Judge orders ICE to explain why it arrested Nashville journalist
A federal judge has given Immigration and Customs Enforcement a deadline of noon Monday to file a written justification for the arrest and continued detention of a Nashville journalist.Estefany María Rodríguez Florez, whose job with the Spanish-language outlet Nashville Noticias has included critica...
ICE Detains & Silences Another Spanish-Language Reporter
Attorneys for Nashville Noticias reporter Estefany Rodriguez Florez, who was detained by ICE agents, claim that she was targeted for reporting "stories on ICE, including many critical of ICE."In a habeas petition that asked the United States Court for the Middle District of Tennessee to intervene, Rodriguez’s attorneys continued, “In response, ICE has summarily detained her in a warrantless arrest and has denied her release even though she has d…
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Court orders ICE to justify arrest of Nashville journalist
The arrest of Nashville Noticias reporter Estefany Maria Rodríguez Florez on March 4 by ICE agents has sparked national attention. (Photo: courtesy of Nashville Noticias)A federal judge has given Immigration and Customs Enforcement a deadline of noon Monday to file a written justification for the arrest and continued detention of a Nashville journalist. Estefany Maria Rodríguez Florez, whose job with the Spanish-language outlet Nashville Noticia…
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US immigration authorities arrest Spanish-language news reporter in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Court documents say immigration authorities arrested a reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee without a warrant. But U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says in a court filing Friday that a valid arrest warrant was issued. Agents arrested Nashville Noticias reporter Estefany Rodriguez Florez during a traffic stop Wednesday. She is being detained by ICE’s enforcement and removal operations. Rodriguez…
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