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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rebecca Boone

Attorneys urge release of mosque leader, saying he's been denied diabetes care in ICE custody

Immigration Mosque President Detained - (Islamic Society of Milwaukee via AP)

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. His attorneys say he is being detained on baseless claims that he is a foreign policy threat, but they believe he was actually targeted for speaking out against Israel and for a conviction as a minor by Israeli military courts.

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