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ICE Arrested Nashville Journalist without Warrant, Attorneys Say

During a March 4 stop outside a gym on Murfreesboro Pike, Estefany Rodríguez, a Nashville Noticias and Univision 42 Nashville reporter, was taken into custody by ICE and remains in detention, according to her media outlet.
ICE claims Rodríguez missed two interviews and is a flight risk, while her attorneys say she entered legally in March 2021 and has pending applications, including a scheduled March 17 appearance.
Rodríguez's attorney Joel Coxander says there was no active arrest warrant at the time, and her legal team filed an emergency petition challenging the detention after ICE surrounded the Nashville Noticias vehicle.
Rodríguez remained in custody as of 3 p.m. March 5, and U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson set a noon March 6 deadline for ICE and DHS to respond to the emergency petition.
Her lawyers say Rodríguez often covered ICE and immigration issues, prompting concern among advocates who cite recent deaths in ICE custody and recall Memphis-based reporter Manuel Duran's 465-day detention.

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