Judge orders release of Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri from ICE detention
Eloise Goldsmith

Judge orders release of Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri from ICE detention

My only 'crimes' making me a 'national security threat' are my marriage to a United States citizen of Palestinian origin and my support for the Palestinian cause, wrote Badar Khan Suri in an op-ed published on 13 May.

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