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Foreign-born Georgetown scholar detained over alleged antisemitism. A Georgetown University researcher was detained by masked immigration agents who told him his visa had been revoked, prompting another high-profile legal fight over deportation proceedings against foreign-born scholars living in the United States. Badar Khan Suri is a postdoctoral scholar at Georgetown University. He was accused of “spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media” and determined to be deportable by the Secretary of State’s office, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said on X. A government website says he was later taken to a detention facility in Louisiana.

The Trump administration appears to be in uncharted legal waters as it seeks to define – and deport – people it sees as threats. Some view Mahmoud Khalil’s case as part of a crackdown on dissent.