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Judge Questions Trump Administration's Push to Relocate Deportation Case to Texas

Federal judge demands justification for transferring detained Georgetown scholar's case, citing concerns over forum shopping and due process violations.

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Dana Gardiner, left, and her daughter Andrea Cale, of Alexandria, Va., rally in support of Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri, in opposition to his arrest and detention, before a news conference following his hearing outside of the courthouse, at the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Mapheze Saleh, at center, wife of arrested and detained Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri, attends a news conference following her husband's hearing at the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Maxine Columbia, right, of Alexandria, Va., rallies in support of Badar Khan Suri and in opposition to the Georgetown University scholar's arrest and detention, outside his courthouse hearing, in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Overview

  • The Trump administration has requested to move Badar Khan Suri's deportation lawsuit from Virginia to Texas, where he is currently detained.
  • Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles expressed skepticism about the request, warning it could void her order temporarily blocking Suri's deportation.
  • The government claims Suri's transfer from Virginia to Texas was due to overcrowding, but the judge has asked for detailed evidence to support this claim.
  • Suri's legal team argues the transfer was an attempt at forum shopping to bring the case before a more conservative judiciary in Texas.
  • Suri, a Georgetown postdoctoral scholar and Indian citizen, is challenging his detention and deportation on First Amendment grounds, alleging retaliation for his pro-Palestinian activism.