Deportation hearing for Salah Sarsour focuses on Israeli detention

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 1,287

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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A federal immigration judge heard arguments Wednesday from attorneys in a deportation hearing for Salah Sarsour, the president of Milwaukee’s Islamic Society. Earlier this year, Sarsour was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and then detained in an Indiana facility for months. Sarsour was released in June following a federal judge’s ruling that his arrest constituted First Amendment retaliation due to his advocacy for Palestinians and his criticism of the Israeli …

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