'Pillar' of Wisconsin Muslim community detained by ICE

'Pillar' of Wisconsin Muslim community detained by ICE Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 04/02/2026 - 19:48 Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian who has been in the US legally for 32 years, was surrounded by 10 agents in his car President of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, Salah Sarsour, as seen in a video posted to his social media account on 27 April 2021 (Salah Sarsour/Facebook/Screengrab) Off A Milwaukee, Wisconsin, grandfather who has been hailed a "pillar" of the city's Muslim community was revealed to have been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, despite possessing legal permanent residency in the US, his advocates said. Salah Sarsour, who is president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, has been lawfully present in the US for more than three decades, the mosque said in a statement posted alongside a fundraiser for his legal defence. "He is a father, a grandfather, a dear husband, and a kind and principled role model for countless people in Milwaukee and beyond.