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.
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Columbia University protester released after one year in immigration custody
Federal officials say Leqaa Kordia overstayed her student visa. Her lawyer says she was targeted for pro-Palestinian activism.
Read full article →Leqaa Kordia, a pro-Palestinian activist, released after a year in ICE custody
Kordia was taken at a check-in at an ICE office in New Jersey and was held despite court ruling thrice for her release A New Jersey woman who had been arrested at a pro-Palestine protest and booked into a US immigration detention center in Texas last March has been released on bond, after a year in custody. Leqaa Kordia, 33, originally from the West Bank, was arrested in April 2024 at a protest against Israel’s war on Gaza outside of Columbia University. Nearly a year later, she was taken int...
By Maanvi Singh
Read full article →Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia released from ICE detention
Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia was released from an ICE detention facility in Texas after a year in custody.
Read full article →NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani asked Trump to release a pro-Palestinian protester from custody. Then she was set free
The 33-year-old was arrested over a year ago when she voluntarily checked in with ICE officials
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