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 bond

The 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 custody.

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.