Federal officials said Aurora police declined to help in the search, but police department officials said the escape was not reported for almost five hours.

Suri, a scholar specializing in peace and conflict studies, holds a Ph.D. from an Indian university and is affiliated with Georgetown’s Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. He was informed by DHS agents that his student visa had been revoked, though no prior notice had been given, the lawsuit states.

Badar Khan Suri was detained outside his Virginia home for spreading “Hamas propaganda,” DHS said. He is among several scholars with legal status targeted by the Trump administration in recent weeks.