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Wisconsin mosque leader detained by ICE in latest case tied to US antisemitism concerns

JL;DR SUMMARY Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, has been detained by ICE following accusations of lying about past convictions related to his pro-Palestinian activities, which have been deemed by the Secretary of State as antithetical to U.S. interests in combating antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationU.S. Foreign PolicyPro Palestinian ActivismDeportationImmigration PoliciesMarco RubioIce DetentionSalah SarsourIslamic Society Of Milwaukee

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
"Salah Sarsour, 53, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and a Palestinian legal permanent resident of the United States, was arrested by ICE agents on Monday."
Indiana, United States
"Sarsour, whose wife and four children are U.S. citizens, is being held at a detention center in Indiana, according to the Islamic Society of Milwaukee."
Israel
"The Department of Homeland Security confirmed his arrest and accused the religious leader of lying about his prior convictions in Israel as a minor for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the homes of Israeli armed forces and illegally attempting to possess weapons and ammunition."
Jordan
"This illegal alien from Jordan lied on his green card application to gain legal status in the U.S., DHS Acting Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs  Lauren Bis said in a statement."

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