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US judge orders release of Badar Khan Suri from immigration custody

Khan Suri Badar Khan Suri United States Immigration Mapheze Saleh Donald Trump Hamas Mohsen Mahdawi Rumeysa Ozturk Columbia University
Mapheze Saleh, right, wife of arrested and detained Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri holds a sign calling for her husband's release after speaking at a news conference in Alexandria, Virginia [Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press]

Washington, DC – A federal judge has ordered Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri released from immigration detention, in the latest victory for US visa holders targeted by the administration of President Donald Trump for pro-Palestine stances or advocacy.

The ruling on Wednesday by US District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles comes shortly after two other prominent students targeted for deportation, Columbia University Student Mohsen Mahdawi and Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk, were ordered released from detention as their deportation cases move forward.

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