A respected academic at Georgetown University has been arrested and faces deportation, allegedly due to suspected links to Hamas and pro-Palestinian activism. But supporters of Badar Khan Suri say the real reason is far more personal: his wife's Palestinian background. His arrest marks yet another chapter in President Donald Trump's increasingly aggressive efforts to root out pro-Palestinian sentiment from US campuses, especially among foreign students on visas.
The move follows the high-profile detention of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil earlier this month, both cases seemingly part of a broader policy shift targeting student visa holders involved in political activism supportive of Palestine.
