Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia released from ICE detentionNewsFeedPalestinian activist Leqaa Kordia was released from an ICE detention facility in Texas after a year in custody. The 33-year-old from the occupied West Bank was the last person connected to the Columbia University anti-genocide protests still held by US immigration authorities.Published On 17 Mar 2026
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Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia released from ICE detention
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.
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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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Kordia was in ICE custody for a year.
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Leqaa Kordia is 33 years old and from the occupied West Bank.
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Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia was released from an ICE detention facility in Texas.
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Kordia was the last person connected to the Columbia University anti-genocide protests held by US immigration authorities.
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