The Trump administration arrested a Georgetown University student on Monday night, marking the latest unrest in foreigners accused of promoting extremist sympathy while attending major US universities.
Federal immigration authorities recently arrested Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national who worked as a researcher at the Washington, D.C.-based Georgetown University campus. The DHS accused the pickpocket of spreading Hamas propaganda, promoting anti-Semitism and having close ties with senior Hamas advisors. (Related: Court documents reveal the number of Tren de Aragua Gangbangers on the Ice Deportation List)
“Suri is a foreign exchange student at Georgetown University and actively spread Hamas propaganda and promoted anti-Semitism on social media,” a DHS spokesman told DCNF. “Suri has close ties with known or suspected terrorists who are senior advisers at Hamas.”
“The Secretary of State issued a resolution on March 15, 2025 that pickpockets’ activities and presence in the United States would make him deportable,” the spokesman continued.
WASHINGTON, DC – September 4: A woman holding a pro-Palestine protest at Georgetown University in Washington, DC on September 4, 2024, says a woman. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
An Indian citizen working and studying on a student visa was detained Monday night in the Roslyn area of Arlington, Virginia by immigration agents outside Washington, DC. According to Politics. His lawyers claim he is being targeted by the Trump administration because of his support for Palestine and his wife’s Palestinian legacy.
Suri’s release petition has accused his wife, Mapheze Saleh of having ties with Hamas, and says he previously worked for Al Jazeera, a major news company funded primarily by the Qatar government. article Published By the 2018 Hindustan Times, Saleh’s father, Ahmed Yousef, identified him as a former “senior political advisor to Hamas leader.”
“Suri was a foreign exchange student at Georgetown University. She actively spread Hamas propaganda and promoted anti-Semitism on social media,” said Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesman for DHS. On social media. “Suri has close ties with known or suspected terrorists who are senior advisers at Hamas.”
“The Secretary of State issued a resolution on March 15, 2025 that, due to the activities and presence of pickpockets in the United States, he could deport him under INA sections 237(a)(4)(c)(i),” continued McLaughlin.
Amid the Israeli Hamas war, many anti-Israel university protests emerged in the United States, many of which illegally occupy campus grounds, leading to arrests. Following his promise to crack down on responsible people, President Donald Trump has already oversaw the arrest and deportation of several well-known foreign students involved in alleged pro-Hama activities.
On March 8, the immigration and customs enforcement arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born Algerian citizen who became the face of anti-Israel protests at Columbia University. Like the pickpocket case, the Trump administration is attempting to deport Halil using clauses within the Secretary of State’s authority to allow the removal of foreigners in the United States.
The ICE agent also arrested Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from the West Bank in the beginning of March after the student visa expired, and was previously arrested on suspicion of participating in the pro-Hama activities at Columbia University. Another foreign student protester, India National Ranjani Srinivasan, chose to voluntarily leave using Trump’s new self-abolition app after her visa was revoked on suspicion of Prohama activities.
The Trump administration also sparked pressure on Columbia University by cancelling about $400 million in funds on suspicion of not destroying anti-Semitic activities on campus. Colombian officials have begun in response to the financial slash Cracks About students involved in active protests, including multi-year suspensions, temporary degrees and full-scale expulsions.
Lasha Alawie, a Lebanese national who works as an assistant professor at Brown University, was stopped at Boston Logan Airport and was sent back to her home country on Monday after discovering that customs and border protection officials had returned from Hassan Nasrala, the leader of Hezbollah terrorist groups, and is said to be worshipping other extreme photos of her phone.
A search for Suri’s location in the Ice Detainee database shows that he is currently at a staging facility in Alexandria, Louisiana.
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