{"id":43566,"date":"2026-03-27T16:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/palestinian-woman-from-new-jersey-released-after-year-long-ice-detention\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:51:07","slug":"palestinian-woman-from-new-jersey-released-after-year-long-ice-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/palestinian-woman-from-new-jersey-released-after-year-long-ice-detention\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian Woman from New Jersey Released After Year-Long ICE Detention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774644667518.png?resize=1%2C1&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43565\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A Palestinian woman from Paterson, New Jersey is speaking out after being released from immigration detention following more than 12 months in federal custody.<\/p><p>Leqaa Kordia, a young woman who had been held at an ICE facility in Texas, is now telling her story in her own voice after gaining her freedom. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had detained her for over a year before her recent release.<\/p><p>The case highlights ongoing issues surrounding immigration detention and the experiences of individuals held in federal custody for extended periods.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A young Palestinian woman from Paterson, New Jersey has been freed after spending more than a year in ICE custody in Texas. Leqaa Kordia is now sharing her experience following her release from immigration detention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":43565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774644667518.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-bkG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37943,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/palestinian-woman-released-after-year-in-immigration-detention-following-campus-protest\/","url_meta":{"origin":43566,"position":0},"title":"Palestinian Woman Released After Year in Immigration Detention Following Campus Protest","author":"Admin","date":"March 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A 33-year-old Palestinian woman from New Jersey was freed Monday after spending a year in a Texas immigration detention facility. 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