Overview

• On Aug. 6, Suri and the Justice Department finalized a partial settlement that retroactively restored his and his children’s SEVIS and visa status to the date of revocation in March.
• The deal clears him to resume his postdoctoral research at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service this fall.
• The agreement preserves ongoing deportation proceedings, allowing the government to move forward if it uncovers new independent legal grounds but requiring a minimum 21-day notice.
• Suri was first arrested by ICE in March under a national security directive accusing him of propagating Hamas ties, a move later challenged by federal courts on due process grounds.
• Advocates and Georgetown officials hailed the restoration of his status as a defense of academic freedom while key due process and free speech questions remain unresolved in court.