“How dare federal ICE agents come into our community and unlawfully detain a faith leader?”
What does Wisconsin need more of? If you ask Gov. Tony Evers, Rep. Gwen Moore and Alderperson JoCasta Zamarripa (she’s bisexual) of Milwaukee fuming over the ICE detention of Salah Salem Sarsour, the head of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, what they need is more of this.
Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), conducted a targeted operation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to arrest Salah Salem Sarsour, a criminal illegal alien from Jordan suspected of funding terror organizations and lying on immigration forms.
“Salah Salem Sarsour is a terrorist convicted for throwing Molotov cocktails at the homes of Israeli armed forces. This illegal alien from Jordan lied on his green card application to gain legal status in the U.S.,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “Thanks to President Trump and ICE, this terrorist is out of American communities. This Administration will always put the safety of the American people FIRST and Make America Safe Again.”
Sarsour first submitted an application for an immigrant visa at the American Consulate in Jerusalem, which was denied due to his convictions in Israel for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the homes of Israeli armed forces and illegally attempting to possess weapons and ammunition.
He ultimately entered the United States in 1993—under the Clinton administration—as a conditional resident. After lying on his application, he became a green card holder in 1998 under President Clinton.
Canary Mission has more background on Salah Sarsour.
A February 12, 1998, Israeli police report quoted Sarsour’s brother, Jamil Sarsour, saying that Salah served eight months in prison in 1995 for his connections to Hamas. According to the police report, Jamil Sarsour also said that while in prison, Salah befriended Hamas leader Adel Awdallah, the West Bank commander of Hamas’s armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
On November 5, 2001, Salah Sarsour was reportedly listed n an 2001 F.B.I. Action Memorandum as a fundraiser for Hamas in the United States. The memorandum stated that Salah’s “involvement with HAMAS” and his fundraising “activities” for the terror group were through the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF). The memorandum also stated that Salah’s brother Imad was also a Hamas fundraiser.
On February 12,1998, Jamil Sarsour also reportedly confessed to the Israeli police that he and Salah used multiple checks from their U.S.-based furniture business bank account to funnel $2,000 or $3,000 at a time to Hamas leader Adel Awdallah. Jamil Sarsour said these transactions occurred after Salah was released from prison and that Salah “didn’t want to use personal checks from either one of us so that the government shouldn’t trace the checks back to us personally.”
“How dare federal ICE agents come into our community and unlawfully detain a grandfather, a faith leader, a Wisconsinite!” Jocasta Zamarripa raved.
Gov. Tony Evers tweeted that, “targeting people because of their beliefs or background is wrong. This is clearly about sowing division and fear and doesn’t help make Wisconsin safer. I’m thinking of Mr. Sarsour’s family in this difficult time.”
Targeting people because of terrorism is apparently wrong.
somehistory says
What? No one should be subject to consequences after a “background” check? Why do background checks if what is found shouldn’t be used legally to stop criminals from continuing to commit or just live free from paying for the crimes already committed?
Send him back to jordan and send these dim goons who support terrorists along for the ride….one way tickets.
John1 says
Vetting supposedly peaceful Muslims doesn’t work, because they breed. Just ask Salmon Rushdie.
John1 says
Why are these Islamist Muslims getting green cards, when Christians from central and South America who just want to work in the hot sun (unlike the Muslims) are not given green cards and rounded up and deported? Is there something wrong with this picture?
Paul S Bunting says
Radical Left always sympathize with terrorist criminals.
tgusa says
For democrats, it is all about the votes. In their big tent ideology, to hold those votes, they have no other choice but to tolerate everything. But today, their tolerate anything, for votes, big tent ideology, the tent has turned in to what might as well be a big circus tent with different animals running free in the big tent. Imagine Lions, Tigers and Bears, Elephants Snakes and Hyenas, Cape Buffalo and Crocodiles, all trying to create a united coalition. That is not just happening in the USA but in all Western countries.Our enemy is much more divided than we could ever be so always keep that in mind. No matter what we Westerners are all in this together no matter where we live on the planet.
Troybeam says
Vetting, Muslims ? Not when democrats are involved.
jerry glenn says
What we need LESS of is Islamopandering.
ed says
http://hirr.hartsem.edu/mosque/database.html
Ralph says
We live in Wisconsin for the 5 warmest months of the year and it’s a pretty conservative state, but for communist paradises of Madison and Milwaukee. White eggheads in the former and Black welfarists in the latter.
40 rounds says
I’m afraid we can kiss Wisconsin goodbye. Like I said in previous post, Wisconsin, which hates Illinois, is becoming Illinois north campus. Too bad.
somehistory says
“Rubio axes green cards for family of infamous Iranian propagandist “Screaming Mary””
“Federal agents moved in this week to arrest three Iranian nationals following a direct order from Secretary of State Marco Rubio to strip them of their legal residency.
The group, now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, includes Seyed Eissa Hashemi, his wife Maryam Tahmasebi, and their son. They are currently awaiting formal removal from the country.
The enforcement action is drawing significant attention due to Hashemi’s parentage. He is the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, a woman known to history as “Screaming Mary.” Ebtekar gained international notoriety as the English-speaking face of the 1979 Tehran embassy siege, where 52 Americans were held captive for 444 days.
During the crisis, she acted as a media intermediary, famously pushing propaganda that suggested the hostages were being treated humanely while they were actually enduring mock executions and physical abuse. Ebtekar later climbed the political ladder in Tehran, serving as a vice president for the Iranian regime as recently as 2021.
Hashemi and his family originally arrived in the United States in 2014. By June 2016, the Obama administration had granted them green cards through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. That program has since been suspended under the current administration.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rubio-axes-green-cards-for-family-of-infamous-iranian-propagandist-screaming-mary/ar-AA20EkFK?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69dab1b723a847efaa5b38f8b4c36720&cvpid=0c5b523186594a69c641f66f21a729fb&ei=33
gravenimage says
Wisconsin Dems Rally for Mosque Boss Busted for Lying About Terror Past
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What better than American politicians rallying round Jihad terrorists? sarc/off