Sarsour’s Silence in Immigration Court | Milwaukee News

Milwaukee News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 4, 2026 · 1m

Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and a 32-year U.S. lawful permanent resident, skipped his immigration court hearing without testifying — a move his legal team says was strategic, given the government’s relentless scrutiny of his past statements. Charged with funding terror groups and lying on immigration forms, Sarsour’s defense argues his 1994 arrest in Israel involved coercive interrogation tactics and unclear charges, with no official conviction records ever produced. The government brought no witnesses, while Sarsour’s former Israeli attorney testified that…