Oops: Fake Asylum Seeker Playing Reporter Busted By ICE

By William Teach March 7, 2026 – 7:00 am

I utterly love the way so many leftist news organizations are simping
ICE arrests US Spanish-language news outlet reporter without warrant
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Spanish-language Tennessee news outlet’s reporter who had done stories critical of the agency – but agents didn’t have a warrant, according to court documents filed recently by her lawyer.
A court filing Friday by ICE disputes the assertion that the reporter was arrested without a warrant.
They do not need one: she is here illegally, claimed asylum, and failed to appear for multiple immigration hearings. Let’s see if the uber-leftist UK Guardian will mention this
Estefany Rodriguez Florez of Nashville Noticias, who had produced reports that were unflattering to ICE, was arrested Wednesday during a traffic stop. She is being detained by ICE’s enforcement and removal operations, according to documents filed in federal court in Nashville.
Her lawyers called for her immediate release, but ICE has asked a judge to deny the request.
Rodriguez, a Colombian citizen, entered the United States lawfully and has been living in the US for the past five years, court records filed by her lawyer show. She has a valid work permit, and she has applied for political asylum and legal status though her husband, who is a US citizen. The document filed by her lawyer does not specify a reason for her asylum request.
They, like most of the rest, are simply running with what the AP started, with the “entered lawfully” without bothering to provide full details
(Nashville Banner) ICE provided the following statement to the Banner:
ICE arrested Estefany Rodriguez-Florez, an illegal alien from Colombia, March 4 during a targeted enforcement operation. Rodriguez-Florez entered the United States with a tourist visa March 10, 2021, which was valid until March 23, 2021. She failed to depart the country and is in violation of the conditions of her visa and currently has no lawful immigration status. She will remain in ICE custody pending her immigration proceedings.
She entered and had no intention of leaving, hence the (fake) asylum claim. Perhaps she should have been thankful to be in the United States rather than being a pain in the ass.

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