A ‘political prisoner’: US advocates rally for detained Georgetown scholar
aljazeera.comPublished: 5/2/2025
Summary
In a deeply troubling turn, U.S. authorities have decided to deport Badar Khan Suri, a scholar and Palestinian advocate, sparking international outrage over his constitutional rights. Suri, married to an American Palestinian, has long campaigned against antisemitism and Israel's atrocities in Gaza. Accused of ties to a Hamas-associated individual without evidence, he faces deportation under outdated immigration laws targeting association rather than speech or actions. call for justice: U.S. IMMIGRATION must halt this unjust targeting of individuals based solely on their beliefs.