‘Ankles, wrist, body chained’: How Indian scholar Badar Khan Suri was mistreated during US detention

Badar Khan Suri, an Indian academic at Georgetown University, has finally been released from US immigration detention after being arrested over social media posts and his wife’s links to Gaza. Describing his early days in custody, Khan Suri said that he was chained at his ankles, wrists, and all over his body. He also said he was moved between detention centres without any notice, and that neither he nor his family was informed about his legal representation

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