Judge Blocks Deportation of Georgetown Researcher Accused of Hamas Ties

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The judge ordered removal proceedings to be halted pending the outcome of a legal challenge.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown University researcher from India, after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleged he had ties to the Hamas terror group and was promoting its propaganda while in the United States on a student visa.

Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order on March 20, preventing DHS from removing Suri from the country while his legal challenge remains pending. The decision invokes the All Writs Act, which allows courts to issue orders necessary to preserve their jurisdiction.

โ€œPursuant to the Courtโ€™s authority to preserve its jurisdiction under the All Writs Act, pending a ruling on the Petition, it is hereby ORDERED that Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court issues a contrary order,โ€ Giles wrote.

Suri was arrested on March 17 outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, and charged with removability under a provision that allows for the deportation of noncitizens who engage in activities related to terrorist organizations, according to the order. Court filings indicate that he is detained at the Farmville Detention Center in Virginia.

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had issued a determination to cancel Suriโ€™s visa.

โ€œSuri was a foreign exchange student at Georgetown University actively spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media,โ€ McLaughlin wrote in a post on X. โ€œSuri has close connections to a known or suspected terrorist, who is a senior advisor to Hamas.โ€

Suriโ€™s legal team has yet to comment publicly on the allegations or the courtโ€™s ruling. The Epoch Times has reached out to his attorney, Hassan Ahmad, for comment.

Ahmad told Politico in an interview that he has not been able to contact Suri since Wednesday evening, while calling his clientโ€™s detention โ€œjust another example of our government abducting people the same way they abducted Khalil.โ€

Suriโ€™s attorney was referring to Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student and U.S. permanent resident who was arrested after allegedly leading pro-Palestinian encampment protests at Columbia University against Israelโ€™s military responses in the wake of Hamasโ€™s terrorist attack on Israel in October 2023. DHS alleges Khalil was involved in leading โ€œactivities aligned with Hamas.โ€

Byย Tom Ozimek

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