Suri talked about the government’s case (or lack thereof) against him, his difficult yet profound experiences in detention, and how this has impacted his free speech, and the free speech of those all across the country.
In detention, Suri faced dismal conditions. The “acute malnutrition” only exacerbated other issues. One prison guard punched him behind his knee as he was unshackling him, a pain that has radiated since.
Despite the troubling conditions Suri faced, as well as the awful circumstances he observed his fellow detainees being forced into, he maintained a remarkable optimism.
“The US is not just the administration; the United States is the entire society. It's my wife's country, it's your country, it's the place of my work,” he told Prem. “So, I am an integral part of it, and it's an integral part of me, and societies are what we make.”
