Court approves: Palestinian official convicted of terrorism to be deported from US

A US court ruled that the administration may deport Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and leader of the largest mosque in Wisconsin, who was previously convicted of terrorism in Israel. Sarsour, born in Judea and Samaria, was convicted of throwing stones and Molotov cocktails in the 1980s. He announced he would appeal the decision.

A US court ruled that the Trump administration may deport Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and leader of the largest mosque in Wisconsin. Sarsour, born in Judea and Samaria, was convicted in Israel in 1988 after admitting to throwing a Molotov cocktail and stones at IDF soldiers, and was also convicted of attempting to possess weapons and ammunition. He denies the offenses and claims he was tortured. Sarsour immigrated to the US in 1993 and has no criminal record in the country. He was arrested in Milwaukee in March 2026 by immigration authorities and released in June. The ruling is based on the claim that he poses a threat to US foreign policy; the administration's claim that he lied in his residency application was rejected. Sarsour announced he would appeal, saying that returning to the West Bank would mean the end of his life. The proceeding is part of a broader trend by the Trump administration to tighten immigration policy, focusing on residents who participated in activity against Israel.