Indian-origin Georgetown University postdoctoral associate Badar Khan Suri is currently facing deportation after being arrested by US authorities. Suri, who obtained a US visa for his doctoral research on peacebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan, was accused of spreading Hamas propaganda and having connections to a terrorist. The Department of Homeland Security claimed that Suri was actively promoting antisemitism and had close ties to a senior advisor to Hamas. The Secretary of State issued a determination that Suri is deportable under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Suri, who teaches a class on Majoritarianism and Minority Rights in South Asia, is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. He completed his PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies and his areas of interest include religion, violence, and peace in the Middle East and South Asia. Suri’s wife, Mapheze Saleh, is a US citizen and a first-year student at Georgetown University. The exact details of Suri’s alleged activities and connections have not been disclosed. Authorities made the arrest outside his home in Virginia on Monday night. Georgetown University has not commented on the situation, and Suri’s public profile on the university’s website has been made private. The case raises questions about academic freedom and the implications of being associated with sensitive political issues.
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