Scholar Badar Khan Suri Shares Experience of Abuse in US Detention
Badar Khan Suri, an Indian scholar affiliated with Georgetown University, was released from immigration detention following a court directive. He had been detained since March 17, 2025, after a federal agent arrested him near his home in Arlington, Virginia. The Department of Homeland Security alleged he had “close ties with known or suspected terrorists” and […]
Court Directs Release of Indian Researcher Badar Khan Suri Held for Suspected Hamas Connections
Release of Indian Researcher Facing Deportation In Washington, a US judge has ordered the release of an Indian researcher affiliated with a prominent American university, who was facing deportation related to alleged ties to Hamas. Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral researcher at Georgetown University, was arrested by federal agents in Texas two months ago at […]
Judge permits the release of Georgetown researcher Badar Khan Suri following ICE detention.
Badar Khan Suri Released from Detention A federal judge has ordered the release of Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral researcher at Georgetown University, who was detained by immigration officials in March over allegations of disseminating propaganda in favor of Hamas. During a court hearing in Virginia, Judge Patricia Toliver Giles stated that the government had […]