US EditionPro-Palestinian Georgetown student can remain free, US appeals court rules
VIRGINIA, JUL 1 – The Fourth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling protecting Khan Suri's First Amendment rights and denied re-detention while his deportation case proceeds in Virginia.
- On July 1, 2025, the Fourth Circuit declined the Trump administration’s motion to reinstate Dr. Badar Khan Suri’s detention, allowing him to stay free as he continues to contest his deportation.
- The government sought the stay after Suri's May release by a federal judge who found he was targeted for protected First Amendment speech and criticized his secret transfer across states.
- Suri, an Indian national and Georgetown postdoc, was arrested in March outside his Virginia home following his pro-Palestinian speech and family ties to Gaza, and has a pending immigration court appearance later this month.
- Judge James Andrew Wynn wrote that the government’s moves threaten habeas corpus by evading jurisdiction, adding the administration has offered no evidence to justify its claims against Suri.
- The ruling affirms protections for speech regardless of citizenship and highlights judicial resistance to detentions based on political views, while Suri continues legal challenges with support from civil rights groups.
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Fourth Circuit rebuffs Trump admin request to put Georgetown researcher back in detention amid deportation efforts
In a 2-1 vote, the Fourth Circuit said Dr. Badar Khan Suri could remain free while he contests the Trump administration's attempts to deport him.
Pro-Palestinian Georgetown student can remain free, US appeals court rules
A pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student from India, detained by President Donald Trump's administration but then released on a judge's order, can remain free while fighting deportation efforts, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
Khan Suri to Remain Out of Custody as Congressmembers Demand Explanation for Arrest
A federal appeals court ruled July 1 that Badar Khan Suri, a formerly detained Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher, can remain out of custody while his immigration case proceeds. Upholding the May 14 decision by a lower court to release Khan Suri, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Khan Suri’s case should remain in the Eastern District of Virginia and found that the government would face no injury if Khan Suri remained out of …
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