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Source: theguardian.com

<p>When one track failed, Trump administration rushed immigration case of Palestine rights advocate Salah Sarsour</p><p>An <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/usimmigration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">immigration</a> judge has ruled that the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque can be deported under a controversial, cold-war era law the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Trump administration</a> has sought to wield against foreign nationals who have been outspoken about Palestinian rights.</p><p>Salah Sarsour, a US permanent resident for nearly three decades, was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/wisconsin-mosque-president-detained-us-immigration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">detained</a> by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in March. He was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/wisconsin-mosque-president-released-ice" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">released</a> after a federal judge found he had probably been detained in retaliation of his advocacy for Palestinian rights, which the federal judge said would render his detention unlawful.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/30/salah-sarsour-mosque-president-deportation-wisconsin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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