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DOJ asks Supreme Court to let it detain Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri

The Trump administration wants the justices to overturn a ruling that freed a pro-Palestinian Georgetown scholar, and to fold in a similar Columbia case.

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  • The DOJ is asking the Supreme Court to decide whether a judge can order release of a detainee facing deportation over pro-Palestinian activism, outside immigration court review.
  • Solicitor General Sauer wants the Court to consolidate Suri's case with Mahmoud Khalil's Columbia case, since different circuit courts reached opposite conclusions.
  • Washington Times reporting adds that Suri's deportation targeting stemmed from a government AI tool flagging his social media posts as pro-Palestinian.
  • Suri was detained in March 2025 and released in May 2025; the 4th Circuit upheld his release 2-1 in July 2026 before the administration's September 2026 Supreme Court filing.

Badar Khan Suri Georgetown University postdoctoral fellowD. John SauerD. John Sauer U.S. Solicitor GeneralDonald TrumpDonald Trump U.S. PresidentMahmoud KhalilMahmoud Khalil Former Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist

DOJ asks Supreme Court to let it detain Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri
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    Coverage frames the filing as reigniting constitutional debate

    Al Jazeera characterized the solicitor general's challenge to the lower court's ruling as sparking broader constitutional debates over detention and free speech.

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    Report says an AI tool flagged Suri's social media as pro-Palestinian

    The Washington Times reported that Suri was targeted for deportation after a government artificial intelligence tool flagged his social media posts as too pro-Palestinian.

    1. 4 outlets Trump administration asks US Supreme Court to allow detention of pro-Palestinian scholar

      first by Al-Monitor, 1d ago · also Globe and Mail, Washington Times, Straits Times

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  3. background

    DOJ petitions Supreme Court to overturn the 4th Circuit ruling — Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the Supreme Court to decide whether federal immigration law barred the lower-court judge from ordering Suri's release, arguing the 4th Circuit's ruling risked disrupting immigration enforcement nationwide and urging the Court to also take up a conflicting ruling in Mahmoud Khalil's Columbia case.

  4. background

    4th Circuit rules judges can hear Suri's detention challenge — A 2-1 panel of the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that nothing barred a judge from hearing a challenge to Suri's allegedly unconstitutional detention even while deportation proceedings were pending before immigration courts.

  5. background

    District court judge orders Suri released — A district court judge freed Suri, finding he was likely to succeed in proving his arrest was retaliation for constitutionally protected speech; the administration argued the judge should not have intervened.

  6. background

    Immigration authorities arrest Badar Khan Suri — The Indian citizen and Georgetown postdoctoral fellow was detained by immigration authorities as part of the Trump administration's campaign against foreign nationals who engaged in pro-Palestinian campus activism, and was brought to Texas.