Badar Khan Suri, Indian Academic In US, Faces Deportation For Alleged Hamas Ties

An Indian researcher, studying at Georgetown University in the US, has been arrested by immigration officers and faces deportation, according to his lawyer. Badar Khan Suri, a post-doctoral fellow, was arrested by "masked agents" outside his home in Virginia, on Monday night, Politico reported.

The agents identified themselves as being with the Department of Homeland Security and told him the government had revoked his visa, the lawsuit says, reportedly.

Mr Suri has been accused of "spreading Hamas propaganda". He is said to have "close connections to a known or suspected terrorist".