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Leqaa Kordia, the last Palestinian Columbia protester still in ICE detention, has been released

JL;DR SUMMARY Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman detained by ICE following her involvement in a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University, has been released after over a year in detention. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationPalestinian RightsImmigrationFree SpeechZohran MamdaniPalestinian ActivistsColumbia University ProtestsIce DetentionLeqaa Kordia

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New York City, New York, United States
"Kordias release came weeks after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani petitioned President Donald Trump in person on her behalf."
New Jersey, United States
"Kordia, 33, who immigrated to New Jersey from the West Bank in 2016, had been held in a U.S. immigration detention center in Texas since last March."
Texas, United States
"Kordia, 33, who immigrated to New Jersey from the West Bank in 2016, had been held in a U.S. immigration detention center in Texas since last March."
Palestinian Territories
"Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman and the last person still detained in the Trump administrations crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protests last spring, was released from ICE custody on Monday."

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