ICE detains president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, alleging he hid conviction for attacks on Israelis Federal immigration authorities have detained Salah Salem Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, alleging he failed to disclose a past conviction in Israel for attacks on Israeli armed forces and lied on his U.S. immigration application. Sarsour’s supporters claim he is being targeted for his advocacy for Palestinian rights and that the detainment is an example of overreach. He is currently being held in Indiana, and his attorneys are seeking his release.

• Federal immigration authorities arrested Salah Salem Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee.
• Authorities allege Sarsour concealed a past conviction in Israel for throwing a Molotov cocktail at Israeli armed forces’ homes and attempting to possess weapons.
• The Department of Homeland Security claims Sarsour lied on his U.S. immigration application and improperly obtained lawful permanent resident status.
• Sarsour’s supporters and attorneys assert he is being targeted due to his Palestinian and Muslim background and his advocacy for Palestinian rights.
• Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson called the detainment an “outrage” and an “example of overreach.”
• Sarsour is currently detained in a county jail in Indiana, and his attorneys have filed for his release.