MILWAUKEE — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agents detained Islamic Society of Milwaukee (ISM) President Salah Sarsour at his residence on Monday, ISM said in a press release on Thursday.
Sarsour has been president of the ISM 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," the press release reads.
ISM said that Sarsour was leaving his home on Monday when ICE agents surrounded his vehicle and placed him in ICE custody. He had then transferred to the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois and then to the Clay Detention Center near Terra Haute, Indiana.
ISM called on the U.S. government to immediately release Sarsour, and said in the press release "we will do everything in our power to make sure that Mr. Sarsour returns to his family."
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