ICE arrests head of Wisconsin’s largest Islamic group for lying on immigration forms and funding Islamic terror organizations

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), conducted a targeted operation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to arrest Salah Salem Sarsour, a criminal illegal alien from Jordan suspected of funding terror organizations and lying on immigration forms.

DHS (h/t Stephen P) “Salah Salem Sarsour is a terrorist convicted for throwing Molotov cocktails at the homes of Israeli armed forces. This illegal alien from Jordan lied on his green card application to gain legal status in the U.S.,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “Thanks to President Trump and ICE, this terrorist is out of American communities. This Administration will always put the safety of the American people FIRST and Make America Safe Again.”

Sarsour first submitted an application for an immigrant visa at the American Consulate in Jerusalem, which was denied due to his convictions in Israel for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the homes of Israeli armed forces and illegally attempting to possess weapons and ammunition.

He ultimately entered the United States in 1993—under the Clinton administration—as a conditional resident. After lying on his application, he became a green card holder in 1998 under President Clinton. This criminal and terrorist will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.

This arrest is an example of what the media counts as a “non-criminal” arrest because this terrorist lacks a criminal rap sheet in the U.S.  During President Trump’s first year, ICE arrested 43,305 potential national security risks. ICE has arrested 1,416 known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) and has removed 1,392 KSTs.

More than 100 people rallied in Milwaukee calling for the release of Islamic Society of Milwaukee president Salah Sarsour on Sunday, detained since March 30 by immigration agents.

The Islamic Society of Milwaukee has also created a fundraising page to support Sarsour. “Salah is being targeted on the basis of his Palestinian and Muslim background, and his advocacy for Palestinian rights,” the fundraiser says, in part. “We know this fight for Brother  Salah is part of a larger trend of attacks on Muslim immigrants that whittle away at democratic norms and legal protections for everyone.