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Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia released from ICE custody after a year
PoliticsBBCThe GuardianAl Jazeera+1The Independent1mo ago4 sources

Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia released from ICE custody after a year

Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia, 33, has been released from an ICE detention facility in Texas after being held for over a year, with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani reportedly appealing for her release. Kordia was arrested at a pro-Palestine protest and held despite court rulings for her release.

Columbia University Student Released After ICE Detention
Politicsmorocco-world-news1mo ago

Columbia University Student Released After ICE Detention

A Columbia University student was released from federal custody after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The agents allegedly posed as local police officers to gain access to a student residence.

Columbia University Acknowledges Protecting Abusive Doctor
Worldobservador1mo ago

Columbia University Acknowledges Protecting Abusive Doctor

Columbia University has admitted to protecting a doctor accused of abuse, leading to the departure of two physicians from Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals after a report found an institutional culture that discouraged reporting against Robert Hadden.

US judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi
PoliticsThe GuardianAl Jazeera1mo ago2 sources

US judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi

Mahdawi, arrested last year during US citizenship interview, says he is ‘grateful to the court for honoring the rule of law’ An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who was arrested by federal agents last year during a US citizenship interview in Vermont. Lawyers for Mahdawi gave details of the decision in a court filing on Tuesday with a federal appeals court in New York, which had been reviewing a ruling that led to his release from immigration custody in April. Continue reading...

Columbia Student Released After Trump-Mamdani Talks
PoliticsFrance 241mo ago

Columbia Student Released After Trump-Mamdani Talks

US President Donald Trump agreed to release a Columbia University student detained by immigration agents after a direct appeal from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House. Elmina Aghayeva was arrested earlier that day.