Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old From the West Bank Who Has Lived in New Jersey Since 2016, Had Been Held in a U.S. Immigration Detention Center in Texas Since Last March

Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old From the West Bank Who Has Lived in New Jersey Since 2016, Had Been Held in a U.S. Immigration Detention Center in Texas Since Last March

NEW YORK: A Palestinian woman who was the last person still in immigration detention after the Trump administration’s 2025 crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists was released…

The 33-year-old Columbia University protester had been held in immigration detention centre for a year.

Kordia was taken at a check-in at an ICE office in New Jersey and was held despite court ruling thrice for her release

Federal officials say Leqaa Kordia overstayed her student visa. Her lawyer says she was targeted for pro-Palestinian activism.