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Georgetown professor Badar Khan Suri has been detained. Here’s what we know : NPR

Healy Hall, the flagship building of Georgetown University’s main campus in Washington, D.C., is seen in 2011. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge has blocked immigration officials from deporting a Georgetown University professor and postdoctoral scholar who was detained by the Trump administration earlier

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Politics

Trump admin can’t deport Georgetown scholar accused of spreading Hamas propaganda: judge

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt the planned deportation of a Georgetown University scholar arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Monday over allegations he spread Hamas propaganda online. Judge Patricia Giles ordered that Badar Khan Suri, an Indian citizen, “shall not be removed from the United States unless and

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U.S.

Georgetown University student detained by immigration authorities

A graduate student at Georgetown University who is in the US on a valid visa has been detained by immigration authorities. Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national, is a postdoctoral fellow studying and teaching at the prestigious Washington DC institution on a student visa. He is accused of “spreading Hamas propaganda” and having “close connections

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World

Georgetown professor detained by ICE claims he was ‘doxxed and smeared’… as jaw-dropping Hamas link emerges

A university student and part time professor is facing deportation over his alleged links to Hamas amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.  Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national and postdoctoral student at Georgetown University, was taken into custody by masked ICE agents outside of his home in Rosslyn, Virginia on Monday night.  Suri’s attorney Hassan Ahmad has filed

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U.S.

D.H.S. Detains a Georgetown University Academic

The U.S. government detained an Indian citizen who was studying and teaching at Georgetown University, and said he had been deemed “deportable” for violating the terms of his student visa. The Indian national, Badar Khan Suri, was detained at his home in Rosslyn, Va., on Monday night, according to his lawyer, Hassan Ahmad. Mr. Suri

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Sports

How RaMell Ross shifted from a Georgetown guard to an Oscar-nominated director

Allen Iverson driving to the basket for a layup. Steph Curry draining a deep 3-pointer. To RaMell Ross, this is basketball at its best. Speed, motion and athleticism all on display. Roughly a decade ago, a professional basketball career would have been the highlight of his life. Ross played pro ball in the United Kingdom

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Politics

Georgetown pressured to cancel event with convicted member of PFLP terror group

An anti-Israel student group at Georgetown University’s law school planned to hold an event on campus headlined by a Palestinian terror group member convicted for his role in the killing of a 17-year-old Israeli girl. But the event was postponed by the university. Now, a Jewish legal advocacy group is calling on the law school

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U.S.

Georgetown University graduate student revealed as daughter of top Hamas adviser

A graduate student at Georgetown University has been unmasked as the daughter of a top Hamas adviser – with ties to the terrorist organization herself. Mapheze Saleh is a first-year master of arts student in Arab Studies at Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, according to the program’s website. An investigation revealed that Saleh

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Sports

DePaul men’s basketball snaps 39-game regular season Big East losing streak with win over Georgetown

For the first time in 730 days, DePaul beat a Big East opponent. The Blue Demons’s 73-68 victory over Georgetown on Friday snapped a 39-game regular-season Big East losing streak.  Prior to beating Georgetown, DePaul’s last Big East win was over No. 8 Xavier on Jan. 18, 2023.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON

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U.S.

Georgetown University’s callous response to pregnant law student who asked to take test early to avoid clash with due date

Georgetown Law School came under fire for its blistering response to a pregnant student to who asked to take one of her exams early to avoid clashing with her scheduled due date. Brittany Lovely says school administrators told her on a call ‘motherhood is not for the faint of heart ‘ as she asked for

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