Milwaukee Islamic Society president faces deportation
An immigration judge has ruled that Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, is eligible for deportation. Federal officials allege he failed to disclose past criminal convictions, while his defense argues his previous confessions were coerced under torture.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing tensions regarding immigration policy, national security, and the treatment of political activists in the U.S.
Video above: June coverage of Islamic Society of Milwaukee leader's continuing deportation fight An immigration judge has ruled that the United States has grounds to deport the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. In a status hearing on Wednesday, the judge said Salah Sarsour's case can move on to the removal phase. He gave Sarsour's legal team 30 days to file an appeal. The allegations Federal officials allege that Sarsour failed to disclose two convictions on his immigration paperwork. Much of the testimony has focused on Sarsour's treatment during military detention in the West Bank in 1989, when he was arrested as a 15-year-old for throwing rocks and a Molotov cocktail at Israeli troops, and again in 1995 for allegedly attempting to assist Hamas.
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