Baldwin, other senators join calls to release Salah Sarsour from immigration detention

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 652

Last Updated: 2 months ago


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Democratic U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Bernie Sanders, and Chris Van Hollen have sent a joint letter to the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), condemning the arrest and detention of Salah Sarsour, the president of Milwaukee’s Islamic Society, and charging that Sarsour has received inadequate medical care Sarsour at an Indiana immigration detention center where he’s being held.

Sarsour has been detained since late March. His family and supporters say that …

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