According to Suri's release petition, he was placed in deportation proceedings under a rarely used clause of immigration law.
The provision allows the Secretary of State to deport non-citizens who are deemed a threat to US foreign policy.
The same law was invoked to try to deport Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate student and green card holder who led pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
According to Fox News, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is convinced Suri's activities make him deportable.