On Wednesday an Indian researcher was arrested at the US University and will face deportation, amidst scrutiny of campus activists under the Trump administration.
Badar Khan Suri is a Georgetown University researcher. Suri has been accused by immigration authorities for spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism.
Suri’s lawyer, Hassan Ahmad, argued in his petition that Suri is being punished because of the Palestinian heritage of his wife, a US citizen, according to Politico.
Suri was a foreign exchange student at Georgetown University actively spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media, Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary Department of Homeland Security, wrote on X.
Suri has close connections to a known or suspected terrorist, who is a senior advisor to Hamas. 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).
Mapheze Saleh from Gaza is a first-year student at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and information at the Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine and a master’s degree in conflict analysis and peacebuilding from the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi, India.
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