Reporter Arrested by ICE, Lawyers Demand Release

0:00From Durham, this is your March 6th update. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee this week. As Stephanie Rodriguez-Flores works for Nashville Noticias, where she's covered immigration issues critically. The arrest happened during a traffic stop in a company vehicle, and she's now detained by ICI. Rodriguez is a Colombian citizen who entered the U.S. legally and has lived here for 5 years. She holds a valid word permit and has applied for political asylum plus legal status through her U.S. citizen husband. Her lawyers filed court documents claiming ICE agents showed no arrest warrant, just an immigration notice to appear. They demanded her media release to reunite with her family. ICE fired back in a court filing, saying a valid warrant was issued the previous Monday and her visa had expired. Officials insist the arrest follows all laws. Meanwhile, scheduled meetings on her case got pushed twice, once for a winter storm and once due to a scheduling mix-up.

1:01A new one is set for March 17th, as her outlet calls for her quick return home to her young daughter and husband. This story is made possible by our sponsor, Comfort, You Can Hear, Sound, You Can Relax Into, S-O-L-L-I, solely pillow.com.