Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri reached a partial settlement with the Trump https://nonprofitmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/imgi_3_AP25176173886693-e1750865559883.jpgistration so he can return to his job while the federal government seeks his deportation.
Suri was arrested outside of his apartment in March as the Trump https://nonprofitmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/imgi_3_AP25176173886693-e1750865559883.jpgistration targeted pro-Palestinian foreign students and faculty, alleging he had ties to Hamas. Suri’s legal status in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, a reporting system that gives information about international students and faculty to the Department of Homeland Security, was taken away.
The Trump https://nonprofitmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/imgi_3_AP25176173886693-e1750865559883.jpgistration agreed not to terminate the status again unless “a newly discovered, independent legal ground” is found for revocation, in which case the federal government will give Suri a 21-day notification.
The deal, however, does not end deportation proceedings against Suri or settle the question of whether the government violated his rights. The Trump https://nonprofitmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/imgi_3_AP25176173886693-e1750865559883.jpgistration can seek to continue the case to kick Suri out of the country.
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said on the social platform X at the time of Suri’s arrest that he was “actively spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media.”
“Suri has close connections to a known or suspected terrorist, who is a senior advisor to Hamas. 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),” she said.
A spokesperson for Georgetown said the institution was “not aware” of any criminal activity from Suri.
