"Estefany Rodríguez, the Nashville Spanish-language news reporter arrested by ICE, was granted a $10,000 bond Monday but remains detained in Louisiana after government lawyers reserved their right to appeal, according to her attorney.
Joel Coxander, Rodríguez’ attorney, said she has been subject to 'inhumane and difficult treatment' since her arrest in Nashville by ICE agents on March 4.
Rodríguez, 35, was unable to communicate with Coxander between the day of her arrest until this past weekend, creating a 'very difficult situation when you’re trying to defend her rights as a journalist and to fight for her,' Coxander told reporters Monday.
Attorneys for Rodríguez have alleged that she was arrested in retaliation for her work as a journalist reporting on local ICE activities for the Spanish-language media outlet Nashville Noticias and have petitioned a federal court for her immediate release."
