Salah Sarsour released from ICE detention after pressure from family, supporters, elected officials

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 1,903

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Salah Sarsour, a Muslim leader in Milwaukee and the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, who was arrested by immigration agents in late March, has been ordered released by a federal judge. The news comes after sustained pressure from Sarsour’s family, his community and elected officials.

“We are ecstatic for Salah Sarsour and his family that they will soon be reunited,” Sarsour’s lawyers said in a statement. “In issuing this order, the federal judge made …

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