Revision History

Federal agents detained Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and a lawful permanent resident of 32 years, on March 30, 2026, citing Israeli criminal convictions from his youth and alleged misrepresentations on immigration forms. The arrest has drawn condemnation from ten Muslim civil rights organizations, Milwaukee elected officials, and a Wisconsin state senator, who contend the detention is retaliatory and part of a broader administration pattern of targeting Palestinian and Muslim advocates for their political speech.