Calls mount for release of Palestinian protester held by ICE for nearly a year
Friday, February 13, 2026
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Leqaa Kordia was taken into custody last March by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite having a pending asylum application, according to her attorney, after being initially arrested in April 2024 at a pro-Palestine protest outside Columbia University.
The charges against Kordia were dismissed the day after her arrest, but she remains in detention nearly a year later, sparking calls for her release from elected officials after a recent medical emergency brought attention to her case.
Kordia's detention has been criticized by advocates, who argue that her imprisonment is a clear example of the unfair treatment of Palestinian activists and immigrants in the US, with several officials now weighing in to demand her release, as reported by The Guardian US.
