https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/59fe9d49-5c09-4adf-8abd-c0604eb51a70 Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in March 2025 while on a student visa, shared her experience of her time in custody during an interview with ABC News. She described harsh conditions including poor hygiene, inadequate sanitary facilities, and medical negligence. She said that her suffering under these conditions was compounded by the loss of 200 of her family members in Gaza, which had previously spurred her protesting and subsequent arrest at Columbia University in 2024. Kordia was accused of overstaying her visa and faced scrutiny over payments she had sent to her family in the Middle East. However, these charges were eventually dropped by the US government due to lack of evidence. Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:03:54 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/59fe9d49-5c09-4adf-8abd-c0604eb51a70 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.