Wisconsin Mosque President Detained By ICE Denied Diabetes Care, Told To Buy Pork Rinds To Stabilize Blood Sugar

CBS Minnesota

June 10, 2026

Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin's largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds in the two months since he was detained by immigration officers.

Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in April. His attorneys say he is being detained on baseless claims that he is a foreign policy threat, but they believe he was actually targeted for speaking out against Israel and for a conviction as a minor by Israeli military courts.

He has no criminal record in the U.S., where he has lived for more than 30 years.

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