Pro-Palestine protester Leqaa Kordia freed from US immigration detention

Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old pro-Palestine protester from Columbia University, has been released from U.S. immigration detention after being held for one year. Kordia was among the activists who participated in campus demonstrations related to the Israel-Palestine conflict that swept universities across the country. Her detention highlights the intersection of immigration enforcement and political activism, as immigration authorities can detain non-citizens while their cases are processed through the courts. The release comes amid ongoing debates about how immigration law is applied to foreign nationals engaged in political protests on U.S. college campuses. Her case had drawn attention from civil liberties advocates who argued that prolonged detention for protest activities raises constitutional concerns about free speech and due process rights.