Young added, “These cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the #Constitution.”

Young’s comments came as he prepares to issue what he described as a steep #sanction against the #Trump admin for seeking to “chill” the #FreeSpeech of pro-#Palestinian #activists targeted for arrest & removal weeks after Trump took office—including #Columbia University’s #MahmoudKhalil & #MohsenMadhawi, as well as #Tufts PhD student #RumeysaOzturk & #Georgetown academic #BadarKhanSuri.

#law

#Georgetown scholar recalls terror and ‘mockery of due process’ in immigration jail

from #AssociatedPress #AP #APNews
By OLIVIA DIAZ and BEN FINLEY
Updated 6:34 PM EDT, May 23, 2025

"Then Khan Suri had to use the plane’s bathroom. He said the guards refused to unshackle his wrists.

“They said, ‘No, you have to use it like this or do it in your trousers,’” #KhanSuri recalled of the trip, taking him to a Louisiana detention center. “They were behaving as if we were animals.”"

https://apnews.com/article/badar-khan-suri-georgetown-immigration-case-65e9a9675c29ebe91b39eb647d1d6f18?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

#DefendAcademicFreedom
#ReleaseMahmoudKhalil
#repression #ICE
#NoDeportationForBadarKhanSuri
#NoDeportationForRümeysaÖztürk
#NoDeportationForMohsenMahdawi
#StopTheDeportations
#DefendFreeSpeech
#ProtestIsNotACrime
#DefendStudentProtesters
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#DefendRuleOfLaw #GeorgetownUniversity
#BadarKhanSuri #Palestine
#USA #US #USPolitics #politics #Trump
#news #press @palestine

Georgetown scholar recalls terror and 'mockery of due process' in immigration jail

A Georgetown University scholar who was targeted for deportation by the Trump administration said he was terrified in immigration jail. Badar Khan Suri told The Associated Press of using a toilet in a cramped open cell and hugging a prayer rug as if it were his son. He said it took several days to talk to his attorneys. Khan Suri was released on bond last week as his lawsuit against the U.S. government’s deportation case continues. The Trump administration denied any inhumane treatment or lack of due process. The administration said it revoked Khan Suri’s visa because he was spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism.

AP News

#BadarKhanSuri, a postdoc fellow at #Georgetown, was released after 58 days.

#RumeyzaOzturk, a #Tufts doctoral student, was released after 45 days.

#MohsenMahdawi, a #Columbia undergrad, was released after 16 days.

But 72 days after his arrest on Mar 9, #MahmoudKhalil — the country’s most prominent pro-#Palestinian #protester turned prisoner — is still detained in Jena, LA….

#Trump #immigration #law #dissent #democracy #AmericanAutocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-detention-judge.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=4CE24CD2-E7AD-4501-B3EF-08583FEDF33B

Why Mahmoud Khalil Remains in Detention as Other Protesters Are Freed

The judge in the case, Michael E. Farbiarz, has yet to weigh in fully on the issues of free speech and due process as Mr. Khalil passes the weeks in Jena, La.

The New York Times

GOOD NEWS 🎉 😀 🎉

#BadarKhanSuri released from #ICE Detention

#AbolishICE #StopAbductionsAndRemovals #FascistUSA

BADAR KHAN SURI
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Since this isn't quite breaking news anymore, it is a deeper look into the judge's ruling (see attachment) that matters most: the government did not prove he was a danger and he is likely to succeed in his First Amendment retaliation claim. Evil is not a legal argument.

: #badarkhansuri #democrats #uspol #uspolitics :

Judge orders #Georgetown researcher released from #ICE custody
#BadarKhanSuri, who has been held in #Texas since March, is expected to return to #Virginia after a federal judge found he raised substantial #FirstAmendment claims.

#immigration #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/05/14/georgetown-researcher-suri-virginia-texas/

Georgetown researcher released from ICE custody after judge’s order

Badar Kahn Suri, who has been held in Texas since March, is expected to return to Virginia after a federal judge found he raised substantial First and Fifth amendment claims.

The Washington Post
Student Jailed for Writing Op-Ed Released From US Detention
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/05/12/student-jailed-for-writing-op-ed-released-from-us-detention/
Rümeysa Öztürk returned to Boston at the weekend after being released less than 24 hours after courts ruled that Badar Khan Suri’s case must be heard in Virginia and Mahmoud Khalil’s case must remain in New Jersey. By Julia Conley…
#Politics #CivilRights #FreeSpeech #Gaza #Genocide #Israel #Legal #Palestine #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #U.s.JusticeDept. #AmericanCivilLibertiesUnion(aclu) #BadarKhanSuri #GeorgetownUniversity #HabeasCorpus #JudgeWilliamK.SessionsIii #JuliaConley #MahmoudKhalil #RumeysaOzturk #SecondU.s.CircuitCourtOfAppeals #TuftsUniversity #U.s.DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity
Student Jailed for Writing Op-Ed Released from US Detention

Rümeysa Öztürk returned to Boston at the weekend after being released less than 24 hours after courts ruled that Badar Khan Suri's case must be heard in Virginia and Mahmoud Khalil's case must remain in New Jersey. By Julia Conley Common Dreams Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk, jaile

Consortium News
Badar Khan Suri: Peace Scholar at Georgetown Being Held as a High-Risk Threat in ICE Jail

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In today’s ruling, the court found that the government’s “abnormal & rapid movement [of Dr. #BadarKhanSuri] across state lines” demanded an exception to the normal jurisdictional rules for the filing of #habeas petitions by a person in government custody in order not to reward the government’s attempt at forum shopping.

#Trump #immigration #law #Constitution #CivilRights #FreeSpeech

Dr. #BadarKhanSuri’s federal court challenge to the constitutionality of his arrest & detention will now proceed in Virginia, where his wife & 3 young children live. The federal court in Virginia will hear Dr. Khan Suri’s motions to compel his return to Virginia & to be released on bond at a hearing on May 14, 2025. Separately, in Dr. Khan Suri’s #immigration case, the immigration court in Texas has scheduled a follow-up hearing for June 3, 2025.

#Trump #law #Constitution #FreeSpeech