Palestinian woman hospitalized after seizure in US ICE detention
Leqaa Kordia was hospitalized after a seizure linked to deteriorating health in detention and returned to Prairieland Detention Center despite legal rulings for her release.
- Kordia entered the US legally in 2016 on a tourist visa before transitioning to a student visa and was arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest near Columbia University.
- Kordia's family demands her release from ICE custody, citing concerns over her health and lack of transparency regarding her medical status and whereabouts after hospitalization.
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Palestinian protester, detained for nearly a year, says 'inhumane' jail conditions prompted seizure
A Palestinian protester says “inhumane” conditions in a Texas immigration jail have harmed her health after nearly a year in detention, possibly contributing to a seizure she suffered last week.
Woman in ICE Custody for Nearly a Year Suffers Seizure After Falling
A New Jersey woman who was detained by federal immigration agents nearly a year ago suffered a seizure after she fell and hit her head in a Texas detention center, her lawyers and federal officials said on Wednesday. The woman, Leqaa Kordia, who has been held at the Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas, since March 2025, was brought to a hospital last Friday and remained there for 72 hours before being taken back to the detention ce…
Leqaa Kordia returned to ICE detention after lawyers say she was 'disappeared'
(RNS) — Lawyers for Kordia say the Department of Homeland Security denied multiple requests asking where she was hospitalized, raising concerns about the agency’s transparency and medical care.
Tell Congress and Kristi Noem: Free Leqaa Kordia!
Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Leqaa Kordia needs your help! That is the distress call that came from Leqaa, a 33 y.o. Palestinian legal residence of Petterson, New Jersey, her Legal Team, and her US supporters. Leqaa was arrested on March 13, 2025 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after participating in protests against the Israeli genocide in Gaza. She was detained at an immigration meeting in Newark, New Jersey despite being found to…
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