"What's at Stake is Everything": Leqaa Kordia is Still in ICE Detention

About this episode

Rhiannon interviews lawyers representing Leqaa Kordia, discussing her prolonged ICE detention and its implications.

*This episode was originally published on the "5-4" podcast in November 2025.* Rhiannon interviews two of the lawyers who represent Leqaa Kordia, the Palestinian woman who is "the last of the Columbia protesters in ICE detention." They discuss the legal procedural tricks ICE has used to keep Leqaa in custody, and what Leqaa's case means for all of us. Leqaa Kordia has now been in ICE custody for more than 11 months. In early February 2026, Leqaa was hospitalized after experiencing a seizure, ...

People in this episode

Host: Rhiannon

Guest: Leqaa Kordia

Topics covered

• ICE detention
• legal procedures
• Palestinian rights
• immigration law
• protesters
• healthcare in detention

Keywords

• Leqaa Kordia
• ICE detention
• Columbia protesters
• legal tricks
• immigration
• health issues
• Palestinian woman

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE, 5-4

Places: Columbia

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