Exclusive | Second anti-Israel Columbia protester, Leqaa Kordia, arrested by Homeland Security for immigration violations

A second Columbia University protester who took part in anti-Israel demonstrations on campus was nabbed by Homeland Security agents Thursday, sources said.Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian who hails from the West Bank, was first arrested in April 2024 for taking part in one of the protests on Columbia’s campus while overstaying her twice-canceled student visa.Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem emphasized that it’s “a privilege to be granted a visa to live and study in the United States of America” in a statement shared with The Post Friday.“When you advocate for violence and terrorism, that privilege should be revoked,” said Noem.Kordia first entered the US in 2016 on a tourism visa and obtained a student visa the next year, sources said.But in 2021, the feds terminated her visa for lack of attendance.

She then applied to have her revoked visa reinstated and was approved later that year.But she again failed to attend classes, leading the feds to again terminate her visa in 2022.This is a developing story.Please check back for updates....