US Court Blocks Indian Student Badar Khan Suri's Deportation Over Pro-Palestine Protest
United States: Days after reports suggested that an Indian research student at Georgetown University is facing deportation by the Trump administration, a US court on Thursday stated that the student, Badar Khan Suri, should not be removed from the US unless and until the Court issues a contrary order, prohibiting federal officials from deporting him.
Badar Khan Suri was detained by Department of Homeland Security agents earlier this week, accusing him of supporting Hamas and spreading anti-Semitism. The postdoctoral fellow was studying and teaching at the Washington DC institution on a student visa. After reporting his arrest, Suri’s lawyer had denied the allegation, noting that his client was targeted due to his for his pro-Palestinian views, and because his wife, Mapheze Saleh, is a Palestinian origin US citizen.
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Notably, a Georgetown University spokesperson had also said that the institution has not received a reason for Suri’s detention and was unaware of his engagement in alleged illegal activities. US district judge Patricia Giles’s order comes after Suri, filed an emergency court request to prevent deportation.
In recent weeks, several students who participated in the Pro-Palestine protests have faced the wrath of the US administration, accusing them of advocating for violence in the country.
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Columbia graduate and permanent US resident, Khalil was arrested on March 8 after attending a pro-Palestinian protest on campus. Another Columbia University student, Ranjani Srinivasan from India, was forced to self-deport after the administration revoked her visa on March 5 for attending a handful of Pro-Palestine protests and sharing social media posts disclosing human rights violations of the Israeli aggression in Gaza.
