The article discusses the case of Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral student at Georgetown University, who has been detained by DHS officials, revoking his visa over criticisms of US foreign policy related to Israel. Advocates argue that Suri's detention is a politically motivated punishment, similar to recent events involving other activists opposing US support for Israel. It raises concerns about the limits on free speech and the chilling effects on dissent amidst aggressive immigration enforcement policies under the Trump administration.
Human rights advocates say the researcher, Badar Khan Suri, is being punished for criticizing US foreign policy.
Badar Khan Suri, an Indian citizen and research fellow at Georgetown's Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, was detained on Monday night outside of his home.
Suri's abduction comes just weeks after Columbia graduate and Palestinian organizer Mahmoud Khalil was abducted by ICE on the pretense that his campus activism amounted to support for terrorism.
In the weeks ahead, students, advocates and elected officials must unite to defend the right to protest and criticize government policies.
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