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Family Demands Answers After Leqaa Kordia Is Hospitalized in ICE Detention

HeadlineFeb 10, 2026

The family of Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman, are demanding answers after she was hospitalized from a reported seizure while being held in an ICE jail in North Texas. Kordia had participated in the Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia University and was arrested by ICE agents last year for staying in the U.S. on a lapsed student visa. Her family and lawyers have received limited information about her condition. Texas state Representative Salman Bhojani said, “She’s not been getting proper nutrition, it seems, and not getting proper sleep.” He also mentioned it took nearly 24 hours for Kordia’s legal team to confirm she was in the hospital. There have been multiple court orders allowing Kordia to be released on bond, but the Department of Homeland Security has repeatedly blocked her release.

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