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
- 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
- Council Demands Release Of Salah Sarsour From ICE Detention - Jeramey Jannene - Apr 22nd, 2026
- Legal Battle Builds Over ICE Detention of Milwaukee Community Leader - Evan Casey - Apr 13th, 2026
- Members of the Milwaukee Delegation of Democratic State Legislators Condemn the Detention of Salah Sarsour - State Sen. Chris Larson - Apr 9th, 2026
- Pocan Statement on ICE Illegally Holding Salah Sarsour for More Than a Week - U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan - Apr 6th, 2026
- Rep. Margaret Arney Statement on ICE Detention of Milwaukee Leader Salah Sarsour - State Rep. Margaret Arney - Apr 4th, 2026
- Milwaukee DSA Demands Release of Islamic Society President Detained by ICE - Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America - Apr 3rd, 2026
- DHS Law Enforcement Arrests Jordanian National with Previous Conviction for Throwing a Molotov Cocktail at the Homes of Israeli Forces - U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Apr 2nd, 2026
- ICE Arrests Milwaukee Islamic Society Leader - Graham Kilmer - Apr 2nd, 2026
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