Trump can't deport Georgetown scholar rounded up in crackdown on 'terrorist sympathizers'

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot deport a Georgetown University scholar who is living in the country legally but was seized by federal agents as the administration targets "terrorist sympathizers." Tricia McLaughlin said in a Wednesday post on X that Khan Suri was “actively spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media. Khan Suri has close connections to a known or suspected terrorist, who is a senior advisor to Hamas.” But on Thursday afternoon, U.S District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles said the administration cannot deport him unless she rules otherwise while she reviews Khan Suri’s petition challenging his detention. “This is just another example of our government abducting people the same way they abducted Khalil.” Trump has explicitly said his administration is targeting people he refers to as "terrorist sympathizers."