Palestinian American community leader; president of Wisconsin’s Islamic Society of Milwaukee, detained by ICE as his case draws free-speech and due-process scrutiny.
Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born U.S. permanent resident, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since March. His lawyers say he is facing medical neglect in Indiana detention, including uncontrolled diabetes and weight loss, while advocates frame the detention as retaliation for pro-Palestinian advocacy. Lawmakers and civil rights groups call for his release as his health declines.
Yerlys Moreno López says ICE agents tackled her, injuring her knee during a May 19 detention in Detroit; doctors say she sustained fractures and head trauma. Her lawyers seek release over alleged medical neglect at North Lake detention. The story spans Michigan facilities and related detainee medical complaints amid ongoing scrutiny of ICE practices.
U.S. District Judge Hanlon has ruled that Sarsour’s First Amendment rights have not been trumped by foreign-relations concerns and has ordered his release as his immigration case continues. The decision follows months of detention, during which Sarsour has lost significant weight and his lawyers argue the government targeted him for speaking out on Palestinian rights.
Salah Sarsour, a legal permanent resident with a decades-long U.S. stay, has had a June release from ICE detention after a judge found the government failed to justify deportation. DHS maintains he poses a foreign policy risk based on Israeli convictions; Sarsour and his supporters say the charges are tainted by torture claims and political targeting. A next hearing is set for Sept. 14.