US EditionSpanish-language reporter in Tennessee is released from immigration detention on bond
Estefany Rodríguez was detained over two weeks after a traffic stop and released on $10,000 bond amid claims of retaliation for her critical reporting on ICE.
- On March 19, 2026, Estefany Rodríguez Flórez, Nashville Noticias reporter, was released after 16 days in ICE custody on a $10,000 bond, returning to Nashville.
- A Nashville Noticias reporter, Estefany Rodríguez Flórez, was arrested March 4 during a traffic stop while reporting and transferred from Etowah County, Alabama, to Louisiana on March 12.
- Court filings allege Rodríguez was held in isolation for about five days, forced to strip, exposed to a chemical burning her eyes, and denied timely attorney access.
- On Monday, an immigration judge in Louisiana set a $10,000 bond, allowing her to leave custody as her habeas case continues before Eli Richardson, and she will soon reunite with her husband.
- Press groups warned the detention could chill reporting by non‑citizen journalists, with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Committee to Protect Journalists citing Mario Guevara's deportation and nationwide immigration enforcement actions.
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Journalist Estefany Rodríguez released from ICE custody on bond as the legal battle over her arrest continues
Colombian journalist Estefany Rodríguez was released Thursday from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after posting a $10,000 bond, bringing an end to more than two weeks of detention that drew criticism from press freedom and human rights organizations in the United States. A reporter for Nashville Noticias specializing in immigration issues, she was arrested on March 4 in Tennessee and later transferred to detention facilities i…
Nashville reporter detained by ICE has been released: Lawyers
The lawyers for a Columbian journalist reporting in Nashville, who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers earlier this month, said she was released on Thursday. Nashville Noticias reporter Estefany Rodríguez Flórez was arrested on March 4 during a traffic stop and held in the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana.…
Tennessee journalist released on bond from ICE custody; a legal challenge to her arrest continues
From left, Will Holley, Julio Colby and Joel Colander, attorneys for Estefany Rodríguez, leave federal court in Nashville on March 17 after a hearing in her detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)Estefany Rodríguez, a Nashville journalist who reported on local immigration enforcement arrests before she herself was detained, was released Thursday from a Louisiana detention center, according to t…
National Press Club statement on the release of Nashville journalist Estefany Rodríguez on bond
WASHINGTON, March 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. issued the following statement today on release of Nashville journalist Estefany Rodríguez Thursday evening on bond.
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