*This episode was originally published on the "5-4" podcast in November 2025.* Rhiannon interviews two of the lawyers who represent Leqaa Kordia, the Palestinian woman who is "the last of the Columbia protesters in ICE detention." They discuss the legal procedural tricks ICE has used to keep Leqaa in custody, and what Leqaa's case means for all of us.

Leqaa Kordia has now been in ICE custody for more than 11 months. In early February 2026, Leqaa was hospitalized after experiencing a seizure, but her whereabouts and condition were not given to her family or her legal team. She is now back in ICE detention, where she reported that she was chained continuously for more than 72 hours during her hospitalization. Her legal cases are ongoing. 

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