Federal judge rules Georgetown scholar’s wrongful arrest case will stay in Virginia

'Wow!’ Expert stunned as judge exposes Trump admin's bid to skirt detainee's rights

President Donald Trump was called out by a federal judge explicitly for trying to deny basic due process rights to a detainee under his deportation dragnet — and a legal expert was stunned by the brazenness of it all.The case in question concerns Badar Khan Suri, an Indian-born researcher at Georget...

Federal judge rules Georgetown scholar’s wrongful arrest case will stay in Virginia

A federal judge has ruled that a Georgetown scholar’s petition challenging the constitutionality of his arrest should be heard in Virginia, denying the Trump administration’s request to move the case to Texas. U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles said she would hear arguments in mid-May on whether Badar Khan Suri should be returned to Virginia while his deportation case proceeds in Texas, where he’s now detained. His next hearing in the i…

Federal judge rules Georgetown scholar's wrongful arrest case will stay in Virginia

A federal judge has ruled that a Georgetown scholar’s petition challenging the constitutionality of his arrest should be heard in Virginia, denying the Trump administration’s request to move the case to Texas.U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles said she would hear arguments in mid-May on whether Badar Khan Suri should be returned to Virginia while his deportation case proceeds in Texas, where he's now detained. His next hearing in the im…

Judge lets pro-Gaza scholar challenge deportation in Virginia

Detained Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri can challenge his deportation in a Virginia federal court, after the US government attempted to transfer his case to Texas. The ruling comes as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism. US District Judge Patricia Giles rejected the government's attempt to move Suri's case, describing its rationale as "riddled with inconsistencies". She noted that the move appeared in…

Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration by Keeping Dr. Khan Suri’s Case in Virginia

Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration by Keeping Dr. Khan Suri’s Case in VirginiaMay 6, 2025In a major victory for Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri, a federal court rules his habeas case may remain in Virginia.

Judge Denies DOJ Motion to Move Khan Suri’s Case to Texas

A federal judge denied the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s motion to move detained Georgetown University postdoctoral researcher Badar Khan Suri’s case to a federal court in Texas, ruling May 6 to keep his case in the Eastern District of Virginia.  Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ruled after hearing arguments May 1 that the jurisdiction for Khan Suri’s habeas corpus petition, a petition outlining whether one’s detainment is legal, should be in Virgi…