Lawyers for a university academic association alleged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) targeted Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher Badar Khan Suri for his academic research and political speech. These arguments, which lawyers explained July 10 in a Massachusetts federal court, are part of an ongoing lawsuit brought by the American Association of University Professors...| The Hoya
A federal appeals court ruled July 1 that Badar Khan Suri, a formerly detained Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher, can remain out of custody while his immigration case proceeds. Upholding the May 14 decision by a lower court to release Khan Suri, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Khan Suri’s case should remain in...| 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
One of the lawyers for formerly detained Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri argued the detainment was an overreach of executive power at a May 14 event. Hassan Ahmad, one of Khan Suri’s lawyers, and Nader Hashemi, the director of Georgetown’s Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU), explained the significance of the case following...| The Hoya