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Lawyers demand release for detained immigrant over medical, religious abuse

6/9/2026

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Attorneys have asked Judge James Patrick Hanlon to release Salah Sarsour, detained in an Indiana county jail while his immigration case proceeds.
They allege he lost 30 pounds, lacks diabetes monitoring, was told to buy his medication, and suffers severe abdominal pain.
Guards denied him a Quran, interrupted prayers, and offered pork-rind snacks contrary to his faith, prompting lawyers to cite similar medical-neglect lawsuits in at least 33 states.

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Attorneys have asked Judge James Patrick Hanlon to release Salah Sarsour, detained in an Indiana county jail while his immigration case proceeds.
They allege he lost 30 pounds, lacks diabetes monitoring, was told to buy his medication, and suffers severe abdominal pain.
Guards denied him a Quran, interrupted prayers, and offered pork-rind snacks contrary to his faith, prompting lawyers to cite similar medical-neglect lawsuits in at least 33 states.