Rights groups, Milwaukee leaders slam ICE’s arrest of Palestinian advocate
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“Salah Sarsour, the president of Islamic Society of Milwaukee, was reportedly detained by 10 agents while driving on March 30.”
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“Ten Muslim civil rights groups have issued a joint letter denouncing the arrest of a Palestinian American community leader in Wisconsin, Salah Sarsour.”
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“The president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and a vocal Palestinian advocate, Sarsour was reportedly pulled over by 10 federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while driving on March 30.”
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“The joint letter explains that Sarsour was transferred to a detention facility in Illinois, then to Indiana, leaving his family 'scrambling to determine his whereabouts'.”
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“A lawful permanent resident, he had lived in the US for 32 years, according to the letter, and his wife and children are all US citizens.”
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“Salah Sarsour's wife and children are all US citizens.”
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“The joint letter claims Salah Sarsour was targeted on the basis of his Palestinian and Muslim background.”
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“The joint letter was co-signed by organisations including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Muslim Legal Fund of America, and the US Council of Muslim Organizations.”
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“Under President Donald Trump, a number of immigrant activists, scholars and foreign students had been targeted for deportation based on their pro-Palestinian solidarity.”
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“The groups noted that, under President Donald Trump, a number of immigrant activists, scholars and foreign students had been targeted for deportation based on their pro-Palestinian solidarity.”
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“The groups claim the Trump administration is weaponizing the U.S. justice system to advance the interests of a foreign state, Israel, at a time when it is carrying out a genocide in Gaza.”
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“A campaign for Sarsour's legal defence raised over $35,500 in donations by Thursday afternoon.”
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“The Trump administration has not issued a public statement regarding Salah Sarsour's arrest.”
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“Trump pledged during his 2024 re-election campaign to crack down on protesters denouncing human rights abuses during Israel's war on Gaza.”
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“According to statements obtained by the Washington Post in May 2024, Trump reportedly called the protest movement a 'radical revolution' and stated he would set it back 25 or 30 years if elected.”
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“Following his January 2025 inauguration, Trump's administration moved to strip federal funds from universities with campus protests, citing anti-Semitism claims.”
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“Federal agents arrested legal permanent residents such as Mahmoud Khalil, revoking his green card.”
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“Rumeysa Ozturk had her student visa revoked for co-signing a pro-Palestinian opinion piece in her school's student newspaper.”
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“The arrests and deportations of activists and scholars have been condemned as violations of the First Amendment right to free speech and protest.”
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“Wisconsin officials have condemned the arrest of Salah Sarsour as an effort to stifle free speech.”
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“Wisconsin alderpersons JoCasta Zamarripa and Alex Bower called the detention of Salah Sarsour an 'illegal detention' and a 'nightmare'.”
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“State Senator Chris Larson stated the federal government has not publicly provided reasons for Salah Sarsour's arrest.”
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