Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Georgetown Scholar Freed After Unlawful ICE Detention

6/28/2025

28 2

Summary

Story summary

Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown University scholar, endured months of detention by ICE, falsely accused of promoting Hamas propaganda. To shield his young sons from the harsh reality, he told them he was "lost in the clouds." Now free after a judge deemed his detention unlawful, he is joyfully reconnecting with his family.

1 of 1

Story summary

Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown University scholar, endured months of detention by ICE, falsely accused of promoting Hamas propaganda. To shield his young sons from the harsh reality, he told them he was "lost in the clouds." Now free after a judge deemed his detention unlawful, he is joyfully reconnecting with his family.