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The legal team of Salah Sarsour alleges that he risks death from being denied basic diabetes care after two months in detention.

Jeremiah Alondra | 6.11.2026 4:55 PM

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On March 30,  Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born community leader and the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, was detained by multiple Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while on his way to work. Now, his attorneys allege that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has deprived the legal permanent resident of religious freedoms and basic medical care for his Type 2 diabetes while incarcerated.

In a letter recently submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Sarsour's lawyers claim that the 53-year-old's health has deteriorated while in custody at the Clay County Jail in Brazil, Indiana. Sarsour, the letter says, has experienced severe abdominal pain, but has not been allotted any medical assistance and has lost 30 pounds during his two months in detention.  

"Though he recently developed severe abdominal pain, he was told by officials in the jail that they could not help him and that he must purchase his own medication," the letter reads. "His blood sugar levels are not........

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