Attorneys urge release of mosque leader, saying he’s been denied diabetes care in ICE custody
Attorneys say Salah Sarsour has lost 30 pounds and faces organ failure if his Type 2 diabetes is left untreated.
- On Monday, attorneys for Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, petitioned a federal judge to release him from ICE custody, citing severe medical neglect and a 30-pound weight loss since his April detention.
- Immigration officials detained Sarsour on claims he poses a foreign policy threat, though his lawyers argue he was actually targeted for his advocacy regarding Israel and a minor conviction from his youth.
- Legal counsel reported that jail officials failed to consistently monitor his Type 2 diabetes, refused to assist with severe abdominal pain, and directed him to purchase food violating his religious dietary restrictions.
- The Department of Homeland Security and ICE did not immediately respond to requests for comment, while Kareem Sarsour, the detainee's son, said his father was healthy just two months ago.
- An investigation by KFF Health News and The Associated Press found that detainees in at least 33 states have filed federal lawsuits alleging similar medical neglect, broadening the scope beyond Sarsour's case.
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Attorneys urge release of Milwaukee mosque leader, saying he’s been denied diabetes care in ICE custody
MILWAUKEE — Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds in the two months since he was detained by immigration officers. Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in April outside his home in the Milwaukee area. His attorneys say he is being de…
Salah Sarsour’s lawyers say his health is deteriorating, religious freedoms denied
Community members call for the release of Salah Sarsour. (Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner)A federal judge heard from attorneys Monday about the treatment of Salah Sarsour, the Palestinian president of Milwaukee’s Islamic Society and a legal U.S. permanent resident who is being held in an Indiana immigration detention facility. Sarsour’s lawyers say that since arriving at the Clay County Detention Center in Brazil, Indiana, following his…
US: Release sought of Palestinian mosque leader detained by ICE
Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds in the two months since he was detained by immigration officers. Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in April. His attorneys say he is being detained on baseless claims that he is a foreign …
Attorneys urge release of mosque leader, saying he’s been denied
Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds in the two months since he was detained by immigration officers. Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in April. His attorneys
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Attorneys urge release of mosque leader, saying he’s been denied diabetes care in ICE custody
Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin's largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds in the two months since he was
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