US judge rules Wisconsin mosque leader Salah Sarsour can be deported

A United States immigration judge has ruled the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque can be deported under a controversial law that United States President Donald Trump’s administration has used against non-citizens advocating for Palestinian rights.Judge Jayme Salinardi ruled on Wednesday that Palestinian-born Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, can be removed from the US based in part on a memo by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that “his actions undermine US foreign policy to combat antisemitism around the world”, according to his lawyers.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump admin asks top US court to reverse pro-Palestinian scholar’s releaselist 2 of 4Palestinian Americans meet US lawmakers as Trump seeks $2.8bn for Israellist 3 of 4US judge orders release of Palestinian rights advocate detained by ICElist 4 of 4Rights groups, Milwaukee leaders slam ICE’s arrest of Palestinian advocateend of listSarsour, who has lived in the US for more than three decades, called the ruling “deeply disappointing”.“I will continue fighting to defend the right to free speech and to stay in the country I have called home for more than three decades,” he told...