Release of Georgetown University Researcher from Immigration Detention Center

SOURCE www.npr.org
Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national, has been released from an immigration detention center in Texas after a federal judge ordered his immediate release. Suri, who was never charged with a crime, is now free to return home to Virginia while continuing to fight the Trump administration's attempt to deport him.

Key Points

  • Judge ordered immediate release of Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri.
  • Suri was detained for two months without being charged with a crime.
  • Suri is fighting the Trump administration's attempt to deport him.

Pros

  • Badar Khan Suri has been released from the immigration detention center in Texas.
  • Judge Patricia Giles stated that the government failed to offer evidence supporting Suri's detention.

Cons

  • Suri was detained for two months without being charged with a crime.
  • The DHS accused Suri of spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media.