Estefany Rodriguez Flores faced death threats as a reporter in her home country of Columbia. She came to the US legally and has applied for asylum. She was detained by ICE despite no warrant for her arrest. She had been reporting on ICE activity. Transferred to Louisiana, her husband, a US citizen, is left to look after their young daughter back home in Nashville.

News Story: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-ice-arrested-journalist-nashville-without-arrest-warrant-her-lawyers-say-2026-03-06/