Sarsour was legally allowed to immigrate to the U.S., gained a permanent legal resident status and has lived more than 32 years in the country and has no criminal record in the U.S..
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
April 2, 2026
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, the MAGA (Make Amerikkka Great Again) U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) known to fabricated charges and has lied in multiple cases involving foreign nationals, U.S. legal status citizens and U.S. citizens is now saying that Salah Sarsour, 53, of Franklin, who is the President of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee originally from Jordan had lied about his criminal history as a suspected terrorist when he was 15 in Jerusalem when applying for U.S. residency, according to a USDHS press release.
"Salah Salem Sarsour is a terrorist convicted for throwing Molotov cocktails at the homes of Israeli armed forces. This illegal alien from Jordan lied on his green card application to gain legal status in the U.S.," said USDHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "Thanks to President Trump and ICE, this terrorist is out of American communities. This Administration will always put the safety of the American people FIRST and Make America Safe Again."
According to Bis, Sarsour is suspected of funding terror organizations and lying on immigration forms.
USDHS claims that Sarsour had a prior conviction for throwing a molotov cocktail at the homes of Israeli Forces.
He lied on his immigration application and became a green card holder under President Clinton.
This terrorist will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, according to USDHS.
The Islamic Society of Milwaukee (ISM) says, "When Salah Sarsour was a teen (he was born in the Israeli occupied West Bank and lived his entire childhood under an inhumane military occupation) he was seized by the occupying Israeli forces and, as a minor, subjected to Israeli brutality and torture, and eventually tried and sentenced on fraudulent charges by an Israeli military "court". When Mr. Sarsour came to the United States in September 1993, the U.S. government was aware of his record. During subsequent interactions with immigration officials in the U.S., all were aware of the (false) accusations made by the Israeli military occupation forces. The fact that the present "Israel first" U.S. government has chosen to target Mr. Sarsour after thirtytwo years in the United States is unconscionable and illegal. Had Mr. Sarsour not been targeted by Israel and its agents, he would likely be receiving accolades for his accomplishments. We are calling on the U.S. government to immediately release Mr. Sarsour, to uphold the first amendment rights of citizens and residents of the U.S. to criticize a foreign regime, to uphold U.S. values of freedom, fairness and the rule of law, (particularly human rights laws) and to place the interests of the U.S. and U.S. citizens and residents over the interests of a foreign regime.
"Mr. Sarsour has been serving as the elected President of the ISM (a volunteer position) for the past five years. Mr. Sarsour has been a legal resident of the Milwaukee community for over thirty-two years. He is married and, with his wife of 34 years, they have raised six children in the Milwaukee area. His wife and all of his children are U.S. citizens (Mr. Sarsour is a lawful permanent resident) and all of his children are college graduates and are gainfully employed. Four of Mr. Sarsour's children are married, and he has nine grandchildren. Mr. Sarsour has also been a caretaker of his elderly and frail mother," the ISM says.
"This is a man who came to the United States and kind of lived the American dream," Othman Atta, executive director of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, said in a press conference at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. "And they are trying to tarnish his image. They’re trying to target him."
When Sarsour applied for a Green card (permanent residency) to live in the U.S., "The U.S. government fully vetted his visa application at that time," said Kathryn Brady, head of the Muslim Legal Fund of America’s Immigration Litigation Department during the press conference at the ISM.
When Sarsour was detained in Israel when he was 15, he was tortured for months and had been charged by the Israeli government of alleged terrorism.
Sarsour eventually immigrated to the US in 1993 under the Clinton administration and was allowed to apply for a permanent residency card, which he received in 1998, despite prior allegations made by the Israeli government.
Sarsour was taken into custody after leaving his home by MAGA Gestapo USICE and the U.S. Marshals Service, according to USDHS.
Sarsour was taken to the USICE facility in Broadview, Illinois for processing and then transferred on March 30, 2026 to the Clay Detention Center (Clay Sheriff's Office) in Brazil, Indiana where he was booked at 8:52 p.m. for USICE immigration hold.
A legal defense fund has been created for Salah Sarsour at link: https://www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/salah_sarsour_justice_fund
Prior Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) article link: https://tinyurl.com/4b26dxpz
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