Detained Immam: Trump's Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Activists

0:00It's April 2nd. This is Global News Today World Coverage, powered by AI. Salas Arsor, the 53-year-old president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, was detained by ICE on Monday. This Palestinian-American has been a legal permanent resident for over 30 years, growing up in the Israeli-occupied West Bank before moving here. Earlier this week, mosque officials said he was pulled over while driving by more than 10 ICE agents with no clear reason given. They took him out of state first to a facility in Chicago, then to one in Indiana. I see in the Department of Homeland Security having commented. According to mosque leaders, deportation papers point to an arrest. Salasor faced as a teen in an Israeli military court for alleged support of. Extremists. They deny any ties to groups like Hamas and call the old conviction unfair, noting those courts have a near-perfect conviction rate amid torture. This fits into the Trump administration's push against pro-Palestinian activists, including

1:02deportation attempts for protesters and threats to cut. University funding over demonstrations. Rights groups say it chills free speech and targets minorities. Meanwhile, courts have stepped in, freeing some detainees and blocking funding freezes as cases drag on. The debate rages over whether criticism of Israel equals anti-Semitism, leaving folks like Salasor in limbo while the fight continues.