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Federal judge rules Georgetown scholar’s wrongful arrest case will stay in Virginia

May 7, 2025, 12:51 PM | Updated: Aug 20, 2026, 10:21 am

Mapheze Saleh, right, wife of arrested and detained Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri, ...

Mapheze Saleh, right, wife of arrested and detained Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri, holds a sign calling for her husband's release after speaking at a news conference following his hearing at Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Alexandria, Va., Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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