Advocacy Group Files Emergency Petition After ICE Detains Nashville Reporter

Reporter Estefany Rodriguez's ICE detainment prompts media organization responses

Nashville Noticias, Univision journalist gains national support from Latina former SPJ president, other groups

Advocacy group files emergency petition after ICE detains Nashville reporter

Estefany Rodriguez was detained by ICE, prompting the TIRRC to file an emergency petition, claiming her arrest may be retaliation for her reporting on the agency.

Judge Orders ICE To Explain Arrest Of Nashville Journalist

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide a written justification for the arrest and detention of a Nashville journalist, setting a noon Monday deadline for the agency to respond. Estefany Maria Rodríguez Florez, a reporter for the Spanish-language outlet Nashville Noticias, was detained March 4 while riding in a vehicle marked with the organization’s logo. Rodríguez had recently rep…

Volunteers Stage Phone Party to Support Arrested Journalist

Nashvillians ring up elected officials to call for Estefany Rodriguez’s release from ICE custody

Nashville Reporter Covering ICE Raids in Her Community Ends Up Detained Herself

Nashville journalist Estefany Rodriguez, who reports on ICE actions, was recently arrested amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.