Muslim Leader Recounts 'Dehumanizing' ICE Detention
Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, spoke out about his 80-day detention by ICE, stating that the 'dehumanizing' treatment reminded him of his time in an Israeli military jail.
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President of Wisconsin's Largest Mosque Detained by ICE Over Alleged Israel Remarks
Salah Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, was detained by US immigration agents. His attorneys claim he was targeted for criticizing Israel and is being held on the grounds that he poses a foreign policy threat.
ICE detains Palestinian-American mosque president in Wisconsin 'with no cause,' mosque says
Wisconsin's largest mosque said Sarsour, 53, is a legal permanent resident who has lived in the US for over three decades and was detained on Monday. He grew up in the West Bank.
ICE Arrest of Palestinian Advocate in Milwaukee Draws Condemnation
Rights groups and Milwaukee leaders have criticized the arrest of Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while he was driving on March 30.