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GU Community Protests Khan Suri’s Detention

By Aamir Jamil and Nora Toscano March 23, 2025

About 150 members of the Georgetown University community rallied in support of Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown postdoctoral fellow detained by federal immigration services, at a student-organized protest...

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A ramp, scheduled to be completed by early 2019, is planned to increase access to White-Gravenor Hall.

More Than 1,200 Sign Open Letter Calling for Khan Suri’s Release

By Maren Fagan, Executive Editor March 23, 2025

More than 1,200 people, including Georgetown University faculty, staff, students and other community members, signed an open letter demanding the release of Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown researcher detained...

Georgetown University | Federal immigration agents detained a Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher March 17, accusing him of opposing U.S. foreign policy and seeking to deport him. The researcher, Badar Khan Suri, is in the U.S. legally on a student visa.

DEVELOPING: Khan Suri Transferred to Texas Detention Facility

By Ajani Stella and Aamir Jamil March 22, 2025

Federal immigration services transferred Badar Khan Suri, the Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher detained March 17, to a detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, March 22, according to a locator...

EDITORIAL: Protect Free Speech, Support Khan Suri

EDITORIAL: Protect Free Speech, Support Khan Suri

By The Editorial Board March 20, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) March 17 detainment of Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri is nothing short of an attack on free speech.   Khan Suri, a researcher at Georgetown’s...

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Khan Suri’s Deportation Stayed as Wife Files Petition for Release

By Paulina Inglima, Ajani Stella, and Aamir Jamil March 20, 2025

A federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security not to deport Badar Khan Suri, the Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher whom federal immigration officials detained March 17. The...

On Social Media, Khan Suri Opposed Israeli Action, Did Not Advocate Breaking Law

On Social Media, Khan Suri Opposed Israeli Action, Did Not Advocate Breaking Law

By Paulina Inglima, Maren Fagan, and Evie Steele March 20, 2025

Federal agents detained a Georgetown University researcher for, in part, having social media posts that allegedly promoted interests against U.S. foreign policy.  A U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

Georgetown University | Federal immigration agents detained a Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher March 17, accusing him of opposing U.S. foreign policy and seeking to deport him. The researcher, Badar Khan Suri, is in the U.S. legally on a student visa.

Who Is Badar Khan Suri?

By Nora Toscano and Ajani Stella March 20, 2025

Badar Khan Suri, the Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher whom federal immigration officials detained March 17, accusing him of promoting antisemitic rhetoric and “Hamas propaganda” and harming...

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Washington, D.C. area colleges, including Georgetown, have come under fire for being exempt from $111 million in local property taxes.

Khan Suri’s Detainment Sparks Concern, Outrage Among GU Community Members

By Nora Toscano, Ajani Stella, and Maren Fagan March 20, 2025

Following the federal detainment of Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher Badar Khan Suri, several university organizations expressed their concerns over academic freedom and on-campus expression. U.S....

Georgetown University | Federal immigration agents detained a Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher March 17, accusing him of opposing U.S. foreign policy and seeking to deport him. The researcher, Badar Khan Suri, is in the U.S. legally on a student visa.

GU Researcher Detained By Immigration Agents

By Evie Steele, Nora Toscano, Ajani Stella, and Maren Fagan March 19, 2025

Federal immigration agents detained a Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow March 17, seeking to deport him and accusing him of opposing U.S. foreign policy. The researcher, Badar Khan Suri of the...

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