Judge orders release of Indian academic detained by Ice over pro-Palestinian views

Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Badar Khan Suri had visa revoked and was arrested by immigration officials in March

A Virginia federal judge has ordered the immediate release of Georgetown academic Badar Khan Suri from Ice detention during a hearing on Wednesday.

Khan Suri was among several individuals legally studying in the US that have been targeted by the Trump administration for their pro-Palestinian activism. He has spent two months in detention.

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