US EditionFederal judge rules Georgetown scholar’s wrongful arrest case will stay in Virginia
- A federal judge has decided that the petition filed by Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri, which contests the legality of his arrest, will be addressed in Virginia, with arguments scheduled for mid-May 2025.
- The Trump administration requested moving the case to Texas, where Suri is detained, but the judge denied this amid concerns about court differences and case movement timing.
- Suri, an Indian scholar on a J-1 visa, was arrested on March 17, 2025, outside his Arlington, Virginia apartment by masked officers and swiftly transferred from Virginia to Louisiana and Texas.
- The judge noted this rapid, atypical movement challenged lawyers' efforts to track Suri and appeared part of a pattern targeting students over speech, affecting legal procedures amid overcrowded detention centers.
- The case’s progression in Virginia, despite ongoing deportation proceedings in Texas, highlights legal and jurisdictional complexities with conservative 5th Circuit courts reviewing related appeals.
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Federal judge rules Georgetown scholar’s wrongful arrest case will stay in Virginia
By OLIVIA DIAZ A federal judge has ruled that a Georgetown scholar’s petition challenging the constitutionality of his arrest should be heard in Virginia, denying the Trump administration’s request to move the case to Texas. Related Articles House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democrati…
Federal judge rules Georgetown scholar's wrongful arrest case will stay in Virginia
A federal judge has ruled that a Georgetown scholar’s petition challenging the constitutionality of his arrest should be heard in Virginia, denying the Trump administration’s request to move the case to Texas.U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles said she would hear arguments in mid-May on whether Badar Khan Suri should be returned to Virginia while his deportation case proceeds in Texas, where he's now detained. His next hearing in the im…
Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration by Keeping Dr. Khan Suri’s Case in Virginia
Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration by Keeping Dr. Khan Suri’s Case in VirginiaMay 6, 2025In a major victory for Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a federal court rules his habeas case may remain in Virginia.
Judge Denies DOJ Motion to Move Khan Suri’s Case to Texas
A federal judge denied the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s motion to move detained Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher Badar Khan Suri’s case to a federal court in Texas, ruling May 6 to keep his case in the Eastern District of Virginia. Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ruled after hearing arguments May 1 that the jurisdiction for Khan Suri’s habeas corpus petition, a petition outlining whether one’s detainment is legal, should be in Virgi…
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