ICE Arrests the Head of Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and a legal permanent resident of the U.S. for over 30 years, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents this week and is currently held in Indiana.
- Sarsour, who has led Wisconsin's largest Islamic organization for five years, is known for his support of Palestinian rights and served on the board of American Muslims for Palestine.
- He was taken into custody outside an office in Milwaukee by plainclothes ICE agents after being approached by an armed man, according to the Islamic Society of Milwaukee's executive director.
- The Department of Homeland Security has not provided a comment regarding Sarsour's detention.
