Leqaa Kordia, a Columbia University protester released after a year in ICE custody, led chants of “globalize the intifada” in Paterson, N. J., celebrating her freedom. The rally, attended by students and advocates, highlighted tensions over Palestinian solidarity rhetoric. Paterson, home to a large Palestinian community, renamed a street “Palestine Way” in 2022, underscoring its cultural ties.

Kordia, 33, described abhorrent conditions at Texas’ Prairieland Detention Center, where she claimed she was shackled during medical crises. Her lawyer, Sarah Sherman-Stokes, noted her deportation case remains pending despite no criminal charges.