Below you’ll find links to news coverage, op-eds, blog posts, podcasts, and press releases about the fight to free Salah Sarsour. Help us uplift Salah Sarsour’s story! News is organized in the following sections:

• Local Media
• National Media
• Opinion Essays

Newest updates:

• July 29 2026 - WISN 12 News reports on immigration court hearings for Salah Sarsour
• July 20, 2026 - Salah Sarsour publishes op-ed in USA Today “Silence is no longer an option”
• July 23, 2026 - Salah Sarsour appears on Democracy Now!
• June 26, 2026 - PBS Here and Now interviews Sam Cole of Sarsour’s legal team
• June 18, 2026 - Salah Sarsour released from ICE detention, judge rules in favor of bond motion - WPR, AP, CNN
• June 9, 2026 - Associated Press (AP) reports on attorney’s call for Salah’s release and denial of diabetes care in ICE custody
• May 21, 2026 - Senators Baldwin, Sanders, and Van Hollen send letter to Sec. Mullen calling for Salah’s release

Local Media

July 30, 2026:

620 WTMJ reports “Milwaukee mosque leader back in immigration court to fight deportation”

July 29, 2026:

Journal Sentinel reports on Salah’s second immigration court hearing

Fox 6 reports “Milwaukee Islamic Society president fights deportation in court”

Milwaukee Islamic Society president fights deportation in court

WISN 12 News reports “Milwaukee Islamic Society president fights deportation over past convictions”

July 22, 2026:

Journal Sentinel reports on Salah Sarsour’s first full day hearing in immigration court

Wisconsin Public Radio reports on Salah Sarsour’s immigration hearing