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Nov 3
11m 42s

Detained: The Last Columbia Protester

RADIO DIARIES & RADIOTOPIA
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In April 2024, over 100 students were arrested during protests outside Columbia University, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Leqaa Kordia, a young Palestinian woman living in Paterson, New Jersey, was one of them. Kordia was let go after the protests. But months later, ICE officials took her into custody and put her on a plane to a detention facility in Tex ... Show More
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