Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia released from ICE detention

Al JazeeraCenterEN 1 min read 100% complete March 17, 2026 at 03:47 AM

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Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia, 33, was released from an ICE detention facility in Texas on March 17, 2026, after being held for a year. Kordia, who is from the occupied West Bank, had been in ICE custody following her connection to anti-genocide protests at Columbia University. Her release marks the end of ICE detention for individuals associated with those protests. The reasons for her initial detention and subsequent release were not specified in the provided information.

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United States 40% Texas 50% Columbia University 50% West Bank 60% Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ×270% Leqaa Kordia ×290%

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