- An immigration judge has ruled that Salah Sarsour, leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque, can be deported as a national security threat based on past convictions in Israel.
- Sarsour, a Palestinian rights advocate residing in the U.S. since 1993 with no domestic criminal record, maintains his confessions in Israel were coerced under torture.
- A federal judge previously ordered Sarsour released from custody, finding he raised a substantial claim that the Trump administration retaliated against his free speech.
- Sarsour described the deportation order as deeply disappointing and stated that being sent back to the West Bank would mean the end of his life.
- Sarsour's legal team plans to appeal the decision within 30 days, arguing he faces a high risk of torture if deported to Israeli-controlled territory.
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