US academic released from immigration detention after judge's ruling
Summary
A Georgetown University researcher, Badar Khan Suri, was released from a Texas detention center after a federal judge ruled his detention violated his rights. He was initially detained for alleged ties to Hamas, claims which the judge found unsubstantiated.Key Facts
- Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown researcher, was detained in Texas and later released by court order.
- He was arrested outside his Virginia home in March by immigration agents.
- US authorities accused him of links to Hamas and spreading propaganda.
- A judge ruled his detention infringed on his rights and found no evidence connecting him to Hamas.
- Suri's wife, Mapheze Saleh, has a father who was once a political adviser to a Hamas leader but later pursued peace initiatives.
- The Trump administration is still trying to deport Suri in a separate case.
- Similar cases involve other students and academics being investigated or detained for alleged ties to Hamas.
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