The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque has been detained by federal immigration agents, prompting accusations from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his public statements against Israel.
Salah Sarsour, a 53-year-old Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by nearly a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Monday in Milwaukee after leaving his home, according to the Islamic Society of Milwaukee.
