US can deport the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on national security grounds, judge rules
The judge rejected the government’s false-statement claim, and Sarsour’s lawyers say the 30-day appeal will challenge removal on torture grounds.
- Immigration Judge Jayme Salinardi ruled Wednesday that Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, can be deported as a foreign policy threat, though rejecting claims he lied on his green card application.
- Following his March detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a Federal judge found Sarsour raised a "substantial" claim that the Trump administration targeted him for pro-Palestinian speech, ordering his release pending the immigration case.
- Testifying in Sarsour's defense, Jawad Boulos stated that Shin Bet agents coerced his confession, while Patrick Taurel argued the decades-old Israeli convictions resulted from torture, not terrorist ties.
- Sarsour told The Associated Press that returning to the West Bank "means the end of my life," while his legal team maintains his previous Israeli treatment indicates dangers he faces if deported.
- Secretary Marco Rubio issued a memo in June 2025 stating Sarsour could be deported on similar grounds as Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Mahdawi, reflecting a broader Trump administration effort to expel Palestinian rights advocates.
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US judge rules Palestinian-American imam Salah Sarsour can be deported
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail A U.S. immigration judge has ruled that Salah Sarsour, the Palestinian-American president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, can be deported on “foreign policy” and “national security” grounds amid efforts by the Trump administration to deport the community leader. Judge Jayme Salinardi ruled that Sarsour is removable under a rarely used provision of the U.S. Immigration […]
Immigration Judge Rules Mosque Leader Can Be Deported on National Security Grounds › American Greatness
An immigration judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can deport the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on national security grounds, citing decades-old criminal convictions […] Source
Judge Rules Trump Admin Can Deport Wisconsin Mosque Leader
(WND)—Salah Sarsour, the chief of Wisconsin’s biggest Islamic mosque, can be deported by the administration of President Donald Trump, according to an immigration judge. He won’t be sent away immediate, to give him time to appeal, but the ruling this week from Judge Jayme Salinardi comes in the case involving Sarsour, who acquired multiple convictions […] The post Judge Rules Trump Admin Can Deport Wisconsin Mosque Leader appeared first on 🔔 Th…
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