County Executive David Crowley Condemns Illegal Federal Arrest of Milwaukee Community Leader Salah Sarsour
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive and gubernatorial candidate David Crowley released the following statement after federal agents followed, surrounded, and arrested a lawful permanent resident and Milwaukee community leader without explanation or justification:
“What happened to Salah Sarsour is an affront to everything Milwaukee stands for. A man who has called this city home for over 32 years, a lawful permanent resident, a community leader, a neighbor, was followed from his home, surrounded, and dragged into federal custody without any explanation or justification.
This is unacceptable, illegal federal overreach, and it is endangering our communities.
Let’s be clear about what happened here: Agents did not stumble upon Mr. Sarsour. They followed him and monitored him based on his profile and the community he leads. That is religious profiling and government surveillance of a faith community happening right here in Milwaukee, and this administration expects us to simply accept it.
We will not. We stand with Mr. Sarsour, and our Muslim neighbors across the state.”
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
- Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Calls ICE Detention of Milwaukee Mosque Leader a Threat to Free Speech - Libertarian Party of Wisconsin - Jun 23rd, 2026
- Judge Orders Release of Milwaukee Islamic Leader - Graham Kilmer - Jun 18th, 2026
- Congresswoman Gwen Moore Applauds Court Order Requiring Release of Salah Sarsour From ICE Detention - U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore - Jun 18th, 2026
- Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement on Second Visit to Conduct Wellness Check on Salah Sarsour - U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore - Jun 15th, 2026
- Muslim Leader’s Health Deteriorating in Immigration Lockup - Graham Kilmer - Jun 9th, 2026
- MKE County: Board Condemns Salah Sarsour’s Detention - Graham Kilmer - May 29th, 2026
- Congresswoman Gwen Moore Leads Colleagues in Calling for Salah Sarsour’s Release From ICE Detention - U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore - May 26th, 2026
- Baldwin Leads Colleagues in Calling of Detained Wisconsin Resident Salah Sarsour - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin - May 21st, 2026
- Congresswoman Gwen Moore Meets With Salah Sarsour - Jeramey Jannene - Apr 25th, 2026
- Congresswoman Gwen Moore Statement Following Visit to See Salah Sarsour - U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore - Apr 25th, 2026
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