Wisconsin Mosque President Released After Judge Finds ICE Likely Retaliated Over Palestinian Advocacy

A federal judge ordered the release of Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, finding that immigration officials probably detained him in retaliation for his advocacy for Palestinian rights — a “substantial” free-speech claim. Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident, had been taken into ICE custody by agents who surrounded his car in Milwaukee; the ruling is a direct rebuke of enforcement targeting protected political speech.