Nashville immigration reporter Estefany Rodríguez released from ICE custody
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Key Points:
- Estefany Rodríguez, a Nashville-based Colombian reporter who covers immigration, was released on a $10,000 bond from ICE custody in Louisiana after being detained for over two weeks.
- Rodríguez fled Colombia in 2021 due to death threats related to her journalism work and had a pending green card application and work permit at the time of her detention.
- ICE claimed Rodríguez had no lawful immigration status and missed appointments, but her lawyers cited a winter storm and system errors as reasons for the missed check-ins.
- Rodríguez was held in isolation for five days and faced difficulties accessing legal counsel during her detention, with her bond amount considered unusually high given her family ties in the U.S.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the
