Due Process is Not Optional
Statement Relating to the Detention of Salah Sarsour from Common Council President José G. Pérez and Alderman Scott P. Spiker
Ours is a nation of laws. All of us are protected by rights that no executive, legislature, or court can ignore.
The detention of Salah Sarsour at his home on March 30, 2026, has raised concerns with any fair-minded observer about his treatment and the adequacy of the government’s case against him.
Mr. Sarsour is a deeply respected member of our community and has been so for over three decades. To take him from his home without even a hint of the reason, to transport him to Indiana for holding, and to say nothing about the reasons for which he has been detained, is profoundly troubling and, frankly, un-American.
What is worse, the previous actions of this administration in matters of immigration have made trust hard to come by.
If the government has a case, let it make it and make it publicly with all rights of due process provided.
If it does not, he must be released immediately and returned to the family that loves him and the community that needs him.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
More about the Arrest of Salah Sarsour
- ICE Arrests Milwaukee Islamic Society Leader - Graham Kilmer - Apr 2nd, 2026
- Statement on the ICE detention of Salah Sarsour - JoCasta Zamarripa - Apr 2nd, 2026
- Statement of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council Immigrant Rights Committee - Milwaukee Labor Council - Apr 2nd, 2026
- Due Process is Not Optional - Common Council President Jose Perez - Apr 2nd, 2026
- Rep. Ryan Clancy Condemns ICE Detention of Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour - State Rep. Ryan Clancy - Apr 2nd, 2026
- Congresswoman Gwen Moore Calls for Immediate Release of Milwaukee Community Leader Salah Sarsour - U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore - Apr 2nd, 2026
- County Executive David Crowley Condemns Illegal Federal Arrest of Milwaukee Community Leader Salah Sarsour - David Crowley - Apr 2nd, 2026
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