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Palestinian Activist Leqaa Kordia Released After Year in U.S. Immigration Custody
Leqaa Kordia was detained for overstaying her visa after 2024 Columbia protests; released on $100,000 bond after three judge orders and dismissed charges, her lawyers said.
- On March 16, a Palestinian woman was released from Texas detention after an immigration judge's bond order, the last held under the 2025 crackdown on protests at U.S. universities.
- During a March 13, 2025 ICE check-in in New Jersey, Leqaa Kordia was arrested for overstaying her visa and flown to Prairieland Detention Center, linked to a 2024 Columbia University protest.
- Her attorneys said a neurological condition worsened in detention, and Judge Naselow found 'overwhelming evidence' that her payments were for family support.
- Criminal charges tied to the Columbia protest were dismissed and sealed, while immigration proceedings over Kordia's visa continue.
- Amid the 2025 enforcement push, her case highlighted wider use of immigration powers against protesters, drawing condemnation from elected officials and advocates while family said this past year took an 'unimaginable toll'.
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Last pro-Palestinian protester linked to 2024 Columbia University protests released from detention
The detainee, Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old from the West Bank who has lived in New Jersey since 2016 had been held in an immigration detention center in Texas since her arrest.
·Washington, United States
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