This content originally appeared on Al Jazeera.
Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman detained in the United States after taking part in pro-Palestine demonstrations at Columbia University in 2024, has been released after a year in custody.
The 33-year-old, who grew up in the occupied West Bank before moving to the US in 2016, was held in the state of Texas since March last year.
“I don’t know what to say. I’m free! I’m free! Finally, after one year,” a smiling Kordia told reporters after emerging from the detention centre.
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