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Muslim leader speaks out after more than 80 days in ICE detention: ‘It brought back memories from Palestine’
Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, described his 80-day ICE detention as dehumanizing, comparing the treatment to his past experience in Israeli military prisons in Palestine. He reported losing over 30 pounds and enduring humiliation by guards during his detention.
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