ICE agents snatch critical journalist from news vehicle with no warrant: lawyer
Source: Raw Story · Bias: Far Left
Summary
A Spanish-speaking reporter who has been critical of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was snatched during a routine traffic stop by that same agency by agents who didn't have a warrant, according to reports.Estefany Rodriguez Florez, a Nashville Noticias journalist who'd been producing stories critical of ICE, was surrounded by multiple vehicles and hauled off while sitting in a marked news vehicle with her husband.The Colombian-born reporter had been living lawfully in the U.S. for five years with a valid work permit. She's applied for political asylum through her U.S. citizen husband and was scheduled to meet with ICE on March 17. Instead, she was fast-tracked for detention.Her lawyer says no arrest warrant was shown at the scene, only an immigration document. An ICE agent confirmed to Rodriguez's attorney that no warrant existed at the time of her arrest. ICE's legal team now claims a warrant was issued."However, a court filing by a lawyer for ICE said a valid arrest warrant was issued for Rodriguez on Monday and her visa authorizing her to stay in the US had expired. The filing said her arrest and detention “are not in violation of any laws or regulations.”ICE spokesperson Melissa Egan called it a "targeted enforcement operation," insisting the arrest and detention violate no laws. Rodriguez's employer and family aren't buying it.
Related Coverage
- Critics mangle MAGA’s crusade to make the nation 'sad and pathetic' like itself (Left — Alternet.org)
- 'Demon in human skin!' Fox News host loses it as Dem threatens to upend Texas Senate race (Far Left — Raw Story)
- 7/2: CBS Evening News (Center — Politics - CBSNews.com)
- Not All Terrorists Are Journalists (Center Right — News)
- Luka Doncic weighs in on new-look Lakers roster amid heavy criticism (Right — New York Post)
- Mamdani blasts ICE agents, Elon Musk and 'supremacy' in America 250 speech ahead of July 4 weekend (Right — Latest Political News on Fox News)
- Journalist Karen Hao on Sam Altman, OpenAI & the "Quasi-Religious" Push for Artificial Intelligence (Far Left — Democracy Now!)
- Morning news brief (Center — NPR Topics: News)
More Headlines From March 7, 2026
- AOC, Omar and other ‘Squad’ reps among the 53 House Dems that voted against reaffirming Iran as a terror sponsor (Right)
- Mad as a momma wasp': Republican exposes how Trump rage gave staffer the boot (Left)
- Trump administration takes heat as Americans slowly return from Middle East (Center)
- DOJ admits to coding errors in Epstein files release (Center)
- Will Kristi Noem become the new face of Trump’s Donroe Doctrine? (Right)





