Nashville journalist arrested by ICE released after 15 days in detention

Colombia-born Estefany Rodríguez, whose detention had alarmed press freedom advocates, freed on $10,000 bondThe Nashville journalist who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month was released from a Louisiana detention center on Thursday after spending 15 days in...

<p>Colombia-born Estefany Rodríguez, whose detention had alarmed press freedom advocates, freed on $10,000 bond</p><p>The Nashville journalist who was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/06/ice-arrests-journalist-nashville-noticias">detained</a> by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month was released from a Louisiana detention center on Thursday after spending 15 days in custody.</p><p>Estefany Rodríguez, who covers immigration and other topics for the outlet Nashville Noticias, was detained in Nashville on 4 March and spent a week at a county jail in Alabama before being transferred to a detention facility in Louisiana. Her lawyers said Rodríguez was detained without warrant.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/journalist-detained-ice-released">Continue reading...</a>
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