"Leqaa Kordia stated, 'When I took to the streets, I was defending my rights, and my family's rights, and calling for freedom for myself and freedom for my family.'"
"'I was advocating on behalf of my family in Palestine, and now I'm advocating on behalf of my family here in America. Now I have a bigger family,' Kordia expressed."
"'I see a lot of similarities between the treatment of people in ICE custody and that of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation,' Kordia noted."
Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman released from a Texas immigration detention center, draws parallels between her treatment by ICE and the experiences of Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Detained after protesting against Israel's actions in Gaza, Kordia emphasizes her commitment to advocate for both Palestinian rights and the human rights of those in US immigration detention. Following her release, she expresses a sense of duty to represent the women she left behind in detention and highlights the personal tragedy of losing over 200 family members in Gaza.
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