An Indian postdoctoral researcher at Georgetown University who spoke out against Israel’s war in Gaza is facing deportation after being detained under United States President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Badar Khan Suri was designated for deportation for “spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism” on social media, Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said on Wednesday
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).”
McLaughlin did not provide evidence for her claim of ties between Suri and Hamas, the group that governs Gaza.
Suri, a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University’s Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, is currently being held at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility at Alexandria international airport in Louisiana, according to ICE’s online detention locator.
