Spanish-Language Reporter In Tennessee Is Released From Immigration Detention On Bond
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A reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet who contends she was wrongly held in a detention center for more than two weeks has been released.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee who contends she was wrongly held in detention for more than two weeks was released Thursday after paying a bond recently allowed by a judge, her attorneys said.
Estefany Rodríguez Flórez, a reporter for Nashville Noticias who has done stories critical of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, had been in ICE custody after her arrest on March 4 during a traffic stop. She was held in jail in Etowah County, Alabama, then in the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana.
“We are grateful that Estefany is able to walk away with her freedom to be with her family as she continues to fight for her right to remain in her community and in the US,” Mike Holley, an attorney for Rodríguez, said in a statement.
Rodríguez, a Colombian citizen, entered the U.S. lawfully and has been living in the country for the past five years, according to court records filed by her lawyer. She has a valid work permit, and she has applied for political asylum and legal status through her husband, who is a U.S. citizen. She had no criminal history, a steady employment record, ties to the community, and a 7-year-old daughter at home, her attorneys said.
In a wrongful detention court challenge aided by the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, Rodríguez’s attorneys argue she was targeted because her reporting has been critical of ICE’s practices under President Donald Trump’s administration, saying her First Amendment rights and Fifth Amendment due process rights were violated.
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