... Attorneys for Rodriguez argue that her rights under the First and Fifth Amendments were violated when ICE agents abruptly detained her.
They’re seeking her immediate release and asking the court to prevent the government from taking any enforcement action against Rodriguez, either by retaliating against her past speech or chilling her future speech.
Her attorneys have said they worry Rodriguez was retaliated against for her reporting on ICE activity throughout Nashville for the Spanish-language outlet Nashville Noticias. They noted that ICE had never been in contact with her until January — roughly five years after she first entered the country legally on a visa in 2021.
.... ICE has accused Rodriguez of illegally overstaying her visa. ... a pending asylum case, ... Rodriguez had missed two scheduled meetings. ...
Medina told us that a massive winter storm shut down practically all of Nashville on the same day as the first scheduled meeting. A second meeting in February was also rescheduled when he said ICE officials could not find anything related to a scheduled meeting in their system. (read it all)
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