Leqaa Kordia, a pro-Palestinian activist, released after a year in ICE custody

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Pro-Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia, originally from the West Bank, has been released on bond after spending approximately a year in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Kordia was arrested at a pro-Palestine protest near Columbia University in April 2024 and was subsequently detained at an ICE facility in Texas despite courts repeatedly ruling for her release. Her case has drawn significant attention amid broader debates over immigration enforcement and civil liberties.

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 into custody after reporting for a check-in at a Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in New Jersey. Continue reading...