"The joint letter explains that Sarsour was transferred to a detention facility in Illinois, then to Indiana, leaving his family scrambling to determine his whereabouts. A lawful permanent resident, he had lived in the US for 32 years, according to the letter, and his wife and children are all US citizens."
"We must be clear that Salah is being targeted on the basis of his Palestinian and Muslim background, the letter, issued Thursday, said. It was co-signed by organisations including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Muslim Legal Fund of America, and the US Council of Muslim Organizations."
"This administration is weaponizing the U.S. justice system to advance the interests of a foreign state, Israel, at a time when it is carrying out a genocide in Gaza. The groups have launched an online campaign for Sarsour's legal defence."
Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, was detained by ICE agents on March 30. He has been in immigration detention since his arrest, causing distress for his family. Sarsour, a lawful permanent resident for 32 years, is being targeted due to his Palestinian and Muslim identity, according to a joint letter from ten civil rights organizations. The letter highlights a pattern of targeting immigrant activists under the Trump administration, linking Sarsour's case to broader issues of justice and foreign influence.
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