The Trump administration has arrested Badar Khan Suri, an Indian student at Washington’s Georgetown University, on charges of spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media, Fox News reported on Thursday, quoting a Department of Homeland Security statement.

The administration is now trying to deport Suri, claiming that he is a threat to U.S. foreign policy, his lawyer said.

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Suri has been detained in Alexandria, Louisiana, pending a court hearing in immigration court. His attorney confirmed that federal agents arrested him outside his residence in Rosslyn, Virginia, on Monday evening.

No Evidence Cited in Allegations

The Department of Homeland Security’s statement, which was reposted by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, did not provide evidence supporting its claims against Suri. The statement also noted that Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that Suri’s activities “rendered him deportable.”

Georgetown University replied that it had not received any reasons for detention of Suri and was not aware of any reported illegal activity concerning him.

Who is Badar Khan Suri?

Suri, a resident of the U.S. on a student visa who is an Indian citizen, is married to Mapheze Saleh, a Gaza native and U.S. citizen. He is a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University’s Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, which is a unit of the university’s School of Foreign Service.

Saleh has also written for the Qatari government-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera and Palestinian media, according to Georgetown University’s website. She has also been employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Gaza.

Suri has a PhD in peace and conflict studies from an Indian university and is currently instructing a course on “Majoritarianism and Minority Rights in South Asia.”

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The Trump administration has blamed pro-Palestinian protesters of being “antisemitic” and has responded against universities that it alleged have not protected Jewish students from harassment by anti-war activists.

A number of universities, such as Columbia University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, and Portland State University, are being examined for how they have dealt with campus protests.

The administration also arrested Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil earlier this month for trying to deport him for his involvement in pro-Palestinian protests. Khalil is contesting his detention in court.

Trump has accused Khalil of backing Hamas, but his lawyers have said there is no affiliation with the group, which has been designated a “foreign terrorist organization” by the U.S.