RELEASE: Estefany Rodríguez Flórez Released on Bond From ICE Detention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2026
Contact: Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition
Estefany Rodríguez Flórez Released on Bond From ICE Detention
Nashville, TN— After spending sixteen days in ICE detention, Nashville Noticias reporter, Estefany Rodríguez Flórez, has been released from ICE detention on a $10,000 bond.
“Today we celebrate that Estefany has been released from the ICE detention center in Louisiana and is on her way home to be with her family,” shared Mike Holley, a Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights attorney representing Estefany’s habeas case in federal court. “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.
“Now that she has been released from ICE detention we will be able to update Federal Judge Eli Richardson on her status as we continue with her habeas case. We plan to proceed with the habeas petition that was filed on March 4th, challenging both her warrantless arrest and retaliation for her exercise of First Amendment rights. Through that petition, we are seeking not only her complete release, but an order prohibiting ICE from mistreating her in a similar way in the future.”
BACKGROUND
Estefany Rodríguez, journalist detained by ICE, expected to be released Wednesday, attorneys say (3-17-26)
Nashville reporter arrested by ICE asserts First, Fifth Amendment violations in new legal filings : 3-10-26
Judge orders ICE to explain detaining Nashville reporter: 3-10-26
Husband of Nashville Reporter Gauges the Hole Created When ICE Detained his Wife 3-10-26
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The Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) is a statewide, immigrant and refugee-led collaboration whose mission is to build power, amplify our voices, and organize communities to advocate for our rights in order to build a stronger, more inclusive Tennessee where people of all nationalities, immigration statuses, and racial identities can belong and thrive. Since its founding in 2001, TIRRC has grown from a grassroots network of community leaders into one of the most diverse and effective coalitions of its kind, a model for emerging immigrant rights organizations in the Southeast and throughout the United States.
