Civil Liberties and Policing

ICE has detained Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, alleging he concealed an Israeli juvenile conviction tied to rock‑throwing at Israeli officers. Sarsour’s attorneys say the government knew of the decades‑old conviction when he entered the U.S. in 1993 and note he has had no U.S. criminal record in more than 30 years as a lawful permanent resident, while supporters and religious leaders contend the arrest is politically motivated, framing him (like pro‑Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil) as a "foreign policy threat" amid broader criticism of Israeli military‑court due‑process.