Green-Card Holder Spent 3 Months in ICE Detention After Over 30 Years in US
Summary
A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump ordered the release of Salah Sarsour, a green-card holder and Milwaukee community leader, from ICE detention after three months. The judge said Sarsour’s detention may be illegal because it could have been done in retaliation for his political speech supporting Palestinian rights.Key Facts
- Salah Sarsour has held a U.S. green card for nearly 30 years and lives in Wisconsin.
- The Department of Homeland Security accused him of lying on his green card application from 1998.
- Sarsour was detained by ICE for three months before a judge ordered his release.
- The judge ruled that Sarsour’s political speech is protected by the First Amendment.
- Evidence suggests the government may have detained him as retaliation for his activism.
- The judge emphasized that the case only concerns the lawfulness of his detention, not if he can be deported.
- Sarsour is president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and has worked to support immigrant and Muslim communities.
- Supporters gathered in Milwaukee to welcome him home after his release.
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