Overview

• The Trump administration seeks to move Badar Khan Suri's First Amendment lawsuit from Virginia to Texas, citing overcrowding at the Virginia detention facility.
• Federal Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles expressed skepticism about the government's overcrowding justification and ordered data to verify the claim within one day.
• Suri, a Georgetown University scholar, was arrested in March for alleged ties to Hamas and social media activity deemed antisemitic, which his lawyers argue violates his First Amendment rights.
• The ACLU accuses the government of 'forum shopping,' alleging Suri was transferred to Texas to secure a more favorable ruling in a conservative jurisdiction.
• Suri remains detained in Texas under high-risk designation as legal battles over his deportation and constitutional protections continue.