What happened
A US immigration judge has ruled that the leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque can be deported on national security grounds. The decision was made based on the individual's pro-Palestinian advocacy and past convictions in Israel. Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour, 53, has been deemed a national security threat despite having no criminal record in the US.
Sarsour was previously imprisoned in Israel in 1988 for throwing a Molotov cocktail and stones at Israeli military personnel, and was later convicted of attempting to possess weapons. However, he maintains his innocence and claims he was tortured into confessing to both crimes.
The judge's ruling did not find Sarsour guilty of lying to immigration authorities on his green card application. Sarsour plans to appeal the decision, which he described as
