Leqaa Kordia Says ICE Jail Echoed Life Under Occupation

Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian immigrant, was released last month after a year in a Texas ICE detention center. In her first print interview since release with The Guardian, she said conditions in the ICE jail echoed life under Israeli occupation. Kordia called the detention a human tragedy and said it is her duty to denounce ICE detention in the United States. Her account spotlights human rights concerns about US immigration enforcement and could intensify calls for policy change and oversight.