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President of Wisconsin’s largest mosque detained by US immigration agents

The Guardian · · 405 words · By Associated Press; Guardian staff reporter
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“The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support the claim about Salah Sarsour's detention.
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“Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by nearly a dozen US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Monday in Milwaukee”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Salah Sarsour's detention by ICE agents.
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“Supporters called for his immediate release on Thursday and his attorneys said he was detained on the grounds that he is a foreign policy threat”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to verify the legal grounds for detention.
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“His attorneys say the claims have no merit”
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“Instead, they believe Sarsour, 53, was targeted for speaking out against Israel and for a conviction as a minor by Israeli military courts”
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Wikipedia evidence cited (football transfer lists) is unrelated to Sarsour's alleged convictions. No relevant sources found.
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“The offenses included allegedly throwing rocks at Israeli officers, according to attorney Munjed Ahmad”
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Wikipedia evidence cited (football transfer lists) is unrelated to Sarsour's alleged offenses. No relevant sources found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Israeli football transfers for the 2019 Summer Transfer Window.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Israeli football transfers for the 2021 Summer Transfer Window.
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“Salah Sarsour, born in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, has no criminal record in the US”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Sarsour's criminal record status.
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“Sarsour’s attorneys have likened the case to that of Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University activist who faces deportation because the federal government said he was a foreign policy threat”
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“Sarsour has been the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, the largest Islamic organization in the state, for five years”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm Sarsour's role at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee.
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“His arrest prompted outcry from top elected officials, including Milwaukee’s mayor, Cavalier Johnson, who called it 'an outrage'”
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“Sarsour is being held at county jail outside Indianapolis”
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“An email message left on Thursday for ICE and the Department of Homeland Security was not immediately returned”
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“His attorneys have filed a petition seeking his release”
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