Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old student at Columbia University, was released from a Texas detention center after more than a year in custody. She was detained in connection with her activism, while federal officials said she violated the terms of her student visa. Her release comes amid increasing immigration enforcement in New York City, with arrests increasing from 2,300 to over 5,000. Kordsia's case was one of the most visible cases connected to campus protests. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushed for her release and said her detention reflects broader enforcement actions tied to pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses.