Immigration judge rules US can deport president of Wisconsin's largest mosque

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A US immigration judge ruled that the government may deport Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian American and permanent resident who leads Wisconsin's largest mosque. Sarsour had been detained by ICE and later released after a federal judge found he had raised a substantial claim that his detention retaliated against protected speech.

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A US immigration judge ruled the US government can deport Palestinian American Salah Sarsour, who is the president of Wisconsin's largest mosque and a US permanent resident, under a Cold War-era law. Sarsour, who grew up in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in late March and released in mid-June after a federal judge said he had raised a substantial free speech retaliation claim that would render his detention unlawful.