Palestinian protester Leqaa Kordia freed after a year in US immigration detention
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Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian activist arrested at a Columbia University protest and detained for overstaying her student visa, was released from the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas after more than a year in custody. An immigration judge ordered release on bond, the third such order amid DHS stays, and prosecutors ultimately dropped the charges “in the interest of justice.” Her lawyers say the case was politically motivated; DHS counters she violated immigration laws. The release drew support from Amnesty International and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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