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
- 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
- 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
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