Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri was released from a federal detention center in Texas on Wednesday, marking at least the third time a detained student or academic targeted by the Trump administration because of their protest activity or affiliation was released from immigration detention.

Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow, was arrested in March at his home in Virginia over alleged ties to Hamas, a designated terrorist organisation.

Suri holds a Master's degree in Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding and a Ph.D. in Peace and Conflict Studies, both from Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi.