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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Olivia Diaz and Ben Finley

Georgetown scholar recalls terror and 'mockery of due process' in immigration jail

Georgetown Scholar Detained - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

One of the lowest moments of Badar Khan Suri’s two months in federal custody was being crammed onto an airplane with hundreds of other shackled prisoners.

The Trump administration was trying to deport the Georgetown University scholar over statements he made against Israel’s war in Gaza. The guards wouldn't say where they were headed, but the Indian national was convinced it was out of the United States.

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