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Salah Sarsour, Head of Wisconsin’s Largest Mosque, Released from ICE Jail

HeadlineJun 22, 2026

Salah Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest mosque, has been released from an ICE jail in Indiana after being detained for nearly three months. Sarsour is a Palestinian-born community leader. He spoke to supporters on Thursday.

Salah Sarsour: “Because of great people like you and people of freedom that stood with justice, that’s why I’m back. I owe this to my community, to, again, people of freedom, like JVP and other organizations, who did great work standing for justice.”

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