About this episode
Leqaa Kordia shares her experience after being released from ICE detention.
Last week, Leqaa Kordia, young Palestinian woman from Paterson, New Jersey, walked out of an ICE detention center in Texas. Kordia had been held for more than a year. Radio Diaries has been following her story and recorded Kordia while detention. Now, we bring you her first interview since her release. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Host: Radio Diaries
Guest: Leqaa Kordia
Topics covered
- immigration
- detention
- personal story
- Palestinian identity
- resilience
Keywords
- ICE detention
- Palestinian woman
- interview
- release
- personal narrative
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Radio Diaries, Radiotopia
Places: Paterson, New Jersey, Texas
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