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Leqaa Kordia released from ICE custody after over a year in Texas detention facility

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Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman who had been held in a North Texas ICE detention facility for over a year, has been released on bond.

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  1. Fox7 Austin

    Leqaa Kordia released from ICE custody after over a year in Texas detention facility (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman who had been held in a North Texas ICE detention facility for over a year, has been released on bond.

  2. ABC 13 Houston

    Last protester in immigration detention after Trump's campus crackdown has been released (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Leqaa Kordia, who was the last person still in ICE detention after the Trump administration's crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists was released.

  3. KESQ Palm Springs

    Palestinian protester held in immigration detention for over a year is released (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman detained by immigration authorities for over a year after she was arrested at a protest at Columbia University amid Israel’s war in Gaza in 2024, has been released from custody, according to her legal team.

  4. The Guardian

    Leqaa Kordia, a pro-Palestinian activist, released after a year in ICE custody (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

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

  5. Al-Monitor

    Palestinian protester released from US immigration detention (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - A Palestinian woman was released on bond from a Texas immigration detention center on Monday after a judge's order, the last pro-Palestinian activist held under the Trump administration's crackdown on protests against Israel's war in Gaza.

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    ICE releases final protester in detention after Trump administration’s crackdown on campus protests (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old from the West Bank who has lived in New Jersey since 2016, was freed Monday after a year in custody.

  7. Wyoming Public Media

    Last protester in detention after Trump's campus crackdown has been released (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    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.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Pro-Palestine protester Leqaa Kordia freed from US immigration detention (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

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

  9. NBC News

    Over a year later, pro-Palestinian protester is released from ICE custody (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Leqaa Kordia, who is Palestinian, has been released from an immigration detention center more than a year after she was arrested for overstaying her student visa following her participation in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University.

  10. Gothamist

    Leqaa Kordia, detained over Columbia Gaza protests, released from ICE custody (opens Gothamist)

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    Gothamist's feed description

    The New Jersey resident had been held in Texas for more than a year while fighting her immigration case.

  11. The Boston Globe

    Last pro-Palestinian protester detained by Trump administration released (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Detained for a year amid a Trump administration crackdown on protesters last spring, Leqaa Kordia was released on bond Monday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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