Palestine

Leqaa Kordia was arrested in New Jersey and transported to the Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado 10 months ago and remains in custody despite a judge's recommendation she be released while her case is pending.

Maher Tarabishi, who came to the U.S. from Jordan in the '90s, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in October. He was his son's primary caregiver.

The Collin County program only accepts "open-minded" first-time offenders with an eligible case and an attorney. Court records show 12 have been accepted and two more have pending applications.

The U.S. magistrate judge's Friday ruling is not final, but serves as a recommendation in Leqaa Kordia's case.

Immigration authorities arrested Leqaa Kordia for allegedly overstaying her visa nearly a year after she attended a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University.

Lawyers say the government is trying to gain a legal advantage as it tries to expel noncitizens over their pro-Palestinian activism.

Two students and members of pro-Palestinian groups at UTD say the university found insufficient evidence that students arrested during a campus encampment in May violated university rules.

Nine students and recent graduates say they will not accept responsibility or punishment for allegedly breaking UTD rules while protesting the war in Gaza.

An anonymous column in The Mercury alleges students arrested at an encampment in May are facing a type of suspension and may have their degrees denied until December.

Students arrested at a May 1 pro-Palestinian encampment will have the opportunity this week to respond to allegations they violated UTD's Student Code of Conduct.

School administrators say protesters repeatedly violated a camping ban approved late last month that student organizers say was designed to target their protest.

The signs read “UTA for Palestine,” “Ceasefire now” and “Stop arming Israel!”