Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian activist, has been released after spending 13 months in ICE detention. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed the New Jersey resident’s release. Mamdani wrote on Twitter (now X) that he had personally raised her case with President Donald Trump during a February meeting. He also requested that Trump drop cases for four other activists held over pro-Palestinian campus protests. I asked that the federal government release Leqaa Kordia and drop the cases against four others,” Mamdani wrote.

Source: Mint March 17, 2026 06:38 UTC