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Indian Scholar's Deportation Blocked by US Judge Over Alleged Hamas Links

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Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral researcher from Jamia Millia in Delhi, was detained on Monday by the Trump administration. He is being held pending deportation proceedings. The government claims that Suri's father, Ahmed Yousef, is a senior political advisor to Hamas, but Suri's lawyer argues that there is no evidence of his involvement in criminal activity. Suri's lawyer filed an emergency court request to prevent his deportation, which was granted by US district judge Patricia Giles.

  1. US
    US Homeland Security Department
    1. Suri's activities and presence in the United States rendered him deportable.
  2. US
    Georgetown University
    1. Dr Khan Suri is an Indian national who was duly granted a visa to enter the United States to continue his doctoral research on peacebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are not aware of him engaging in any illegal activity, and we have not received a reason for his detention.
    2. We support our community members' rights to free and open inquiry, deliberation and debate, even if the underlying ideas may be difficult, controversial or objectionable. We expect the legal system to adjudicate this case fairly.
  3. US
    Don Beyer
    Democratic Party
    1. The justification given for these violations of Mr Suri's right to due process is itself another violation of the Constitution— a blatant attack on the First Amendment.
  4. US
    Patricia Giles
    US Department of Justice
    1. Badar Khan Suri shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court issues a contrary order.
  5. US
    Tricia McLaughlin
    US Homeland Security Department
    1. The Secretary of State issued a determination on March 15, 2025 that Suri's activities and presence in the United States rendered him deportable under INA section 237(a)(4)(C)(i).
    2. Suri was a foreign exchange student at Georgetown University actively spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media. Suri has close connections to a known or suspected terrorist, who is a senior advisor to Hamas.
  6. US
    Hassan Ahmad
    1. Seeing our government abduct and jail another innocent person is beyond contemptible. And if an accomplished scholar who focuses on conflict resolution is whom the government decides is bad for foreign policy, then perhaps the problem is with the government, not the scholar.
  7. US
    Sophia Gregg
    American Civil Liberties Union
    1. Ripping someone from their home and family, stripping them of their immigration status, and detaining them solely based on political viewpoint is a clear attempt by President Trump to silence dissent.
  8. IN
    Badar Khan Suri
    1. From being an ally of Palestinians, to enabler if a genocide. What a disgrace for Made in India, to supply missiles to Israel so that Palestinian children can be butchered. Change of values for blood money. Shame.

Indian Scholar Alleged Hamas Links

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sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse
  5. 5.Fox News
  6. 6.Hindustan Times
  7. 7.Politico
  8. 8.Reuters
  9. 9.Voice of America

perspectives

  1. 1.US under Donald Trump
  2. 2.Israel-Palestine Conflict
  3. 3.2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
  4. 4.Immigration to the US

countries

  1. 1.AfghanistanAF
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.FranceFR
  4. 4.IsraelIL
  5. 5.IndiaIN
  6. 6.IraqIQ
  7. 7.Palestine, State ofPS
  8. 8.Russian FederationRU
  9. 9.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.HamasPS
  2. 2.Georgetown UniversityUS
  3. 3.US Homeland Security DepartmentUS
  4. 4.Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
  5. 5.American Civil Liberties UnionUS
  6. 6.Jamia Millia Islamia
  7. 7.Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
  8. 8.Columbia UniversityUS
  9. 9.Eastern District of Virginia Court
  10. 10.Institute for Middle East Understanding
  11. 11.Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace & Conflict Resolution
  12. 12.School of Foreign Service

persons

  1. 1.Badar Khan SuriIN
  2. 2.Ahmed Yousef
  3. 3.Donald TrumpUS
  4. 4.Maphaz SalehPS
  5. 5.Patricia GilesUS
  6. 6.Marco RubioUS
  7. 7.Sophia GreggUS
  8. 8.Tricia McLaughlinUS
  9. 9.Don BeyerUS
  10. 10.Mahmoud KhalilUS
  11. 11.Pam BondiUS
  12. 12.Ranjani Srinivasan

technicals

  1. 1.Make America Great Again
  2. 2.First Amendment
Indian Scholar's Deportation Blocked by US Judge Over Alleged Hamas Links