Immigration judge expected to rule on Salah Sarsour’s deportation case
Immigration judge expected to rule on Salah Sarsour’s deportation case
The President of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee could learn his future Wednesday in Immigration Court. A judge is expected to rule on Salah Sarsour’s deportation case.
MILWAUKEE - The president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee could learn his future Wednesday morning in immigration court.
Immigration court
What's next:
The decision is now in the hands of an immigration judge – who is expected to make a final ruling at 8:30 a.m. during a status conference hearing.
The judge will decide whether Salah Sarsour can be deported from the United States where he has lived for more than 30 years. Sarsour is a legal resident of the U.S.
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Attorneys for a Milwaukee Islamic leader facing deportation were back in federal court Wednesday. Federal prosecutors say Salah Sarsour lied on his green card application over 30 years ago.
Detained by ICE
The backstory:
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Sarsour in March and did not release him until more than 80 days later – when a judge ruled federal officials targeted him over his pro-Palestinian speech.
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Sarsour claims he is being targeted for supporting Palestine. Federal prosecutors say he lied on his green card application when he applied over 30 years ago. However, Sarsour's attorneys say the government is trying to deport him over his political beliefs. And his convictions in Israel were the result of torture.
Salah Sarsour released: Milwaukee Islamic leader, family speak out
Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, is out of ICE custody after a federal judge ordered his release Thursday.
Ultimately – it will come down to the immigration judge's decision on whether he believes the federal government has grounds for deportation.
No matter what the ruling is, both sides are likely to appeal the decision.
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The Source: Information in this story was gathered from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, federal prosecutors, Salah Sarsour's attorneys and an immigration judge.