"Mr. Trabelsi's reunion with his family comes after being held in detention in the U.S. for years even after being cleared of all charges. That should never have happened," said ACLU-VA Senior Immigrants' Rights Attorney Sophia Gregg.

“Neither speech, nor protest, nor identity are for sale. We urge the University of Virginia to reject the anti-civil rights agenda the Trump administration is trying to force upon its faculty and students,” said ACLU-VA Executive Director Mary Bauer.

“ICE's solution to the dangerous, rapidly degenerating conditions in its existing facilities can’t be to replicate those conditions in new facilities that it builds in secret,” said ACLU-VA Senior Immigrants' Rights Attorney Sophia Gregg

Past rulings found there was no legitimate reason to detain Dr. Suri and that doing so on the basis of an alleged “threat to foreign policy” or for his protected associations is likely unconstitutional.

"Gov. Youngkin’s Executive Order 53 is not about keeping Virginia elections fair: it’s about wrongfully purging eligible voters and scapegoating Virginia’s immigrant communities," said ACLU-VA Policy Director Chris Kaiser.

“In the face of federal attacks on our civil rights and civil liberties, Virginians have the opportunity to elect leaders who will shore up our rights here at home,” said ACLU-VA Executive Director Mary Bauer.

"ICE must follow the law, not violate people’s civil rights and civil liberties – or physical safety – to advance an inhumane political agenda," said ACLU-VA Senior Immigrants' Rights Attorney Sophia Gregg.

"It’s shameful that Gov. Youngkin is willing to waste Virginians’ tax dollars to terrorize local communities for political gain, when the oath he swore was to represent the interests of Virginians – all Virginians, including immigrants," said ACLU-VA Executive Director Mary Bauer

“The Trump administration is trying to silence speech it doesn’t agree with by targeting people like Dr. Khan Suri and Mahmoud Khalil, but ideas are not illegal,” said ACU-VA Executive Director Mary Bauer.