Press Conference at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee Community Center at 4 P.M., Tuesday, April 2, 2026
815 W. Layton Avenue, Milwaukee, WI
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Join Us in Standing with Salah Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest mosque!
Contribute to Salah’s Justice Fund & Help Us Defend this Palestinian Community Leader Abducted By ICE
We will not be silent!
A beloved community leader, Salah Sarsour, was abducted by ICE on Monday, March 30th. Salah has been a community advocate for over three decades and serves as the President of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee mosque community. He is a father, a grandfather, a dear husband, and a kind and principled role model for countless people in Milwaukee and beyond.
Salah has been a lawful permanent resident in the United States for over 32 years. He is a pillar of the American Muslim community, and a law-abiding Milwaukee business owner. Yet, he was pulled over while driving by over 10 ICE agents with no cause. He was taken out of state to a detention facility in Chicago before being transferred to a detention center in Indiana. His family was left scrambling to determine his whereabouts and his condition.
Br. Salah is being targeted on the basis of his Palestinian and Muslim background, and his advocacy for Palestinian rights. We know this fight for Br. Salah is part of a larger trend of attacks on immigrants that whittle away at democratic norms and legal protections for everyone. That is why this fight is a fight for all of us.
Salah’s story represents precisely the immigrant-refugee success story that should be celebrated, not demonized, as the cornerstone of this country’s professed values. Salah grew up in the Occupied West Bank in Palestine, where he faced oppression and torture at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces as a child. After marriage, he moved to the United States and built a strong and loving family. Along the way, he has supported dozens of community members, hiring countless Milwaukeeans who needed a job, and building up advocacy and educational organizations to bring greater voice to immigrants, Palestinians, and Muslims across Wisconsin and the country.
Salah’s detention reflects a troubling trend we’ve seen with Mahmoud Khalil, Leqaa Kordia, Mohsen Mahdawi and other pro-Palestinian voices, aimed to silence all of us. We invite you to stand with the movement to protect immigrant and Palestinian rights. Donate to Salah Sarsour’s defense!
Join us in taking action by contributing to the fund and sharing your stories of what Salah means to you.
#FreeSalahSarsour!
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