Federal immigration agents detained a Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow March 17, seeking to deport him and accusing him of opposing U.S. foreign policy. The researcher, Badar Khan Suri of the Georgetown School of Foreign Service’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU), is an Indian citizen residing legally in the United States on...| The Hoya
Formerly detained Georgetown University post-doctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri spoke publicly about his experience in detention and called for continued advocacy at a June 3 event. One of Khan Suri’s lawyers, Hassan Minhaj Ahmad, and Nader Hashemi, head of Georgetown University’s Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU) — where Khan Suri was a senior fellow...| The Hoya
A federal judge granted Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher Badar Khan Suri’s motion to be released without bond at a May 14 hearing while he awaits further removal proceedings. After hearing arguments from Khan Suri’s and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawyers, Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles granted Khan Suri’s motion to be released from detention,...| The Hoya
A federal judge denied the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s motion to move detained Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher Badar Khan Suri’s case to a federal court in Texas, ruling May 6 to keep his case in the Eastern District of Virginia. Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ruled after hearing arguments May 1 that the jurisdiction for Khan...| The Hoya
