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Dallas Muslim Leader Detained by ICE After Same‑Day Green‑Card Denial

Legal challenges follow, with civil-rights groups questioning due process under stepped-up enforcement.

Overview

  • ICE records list Marwan Marouf in custody at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas.
  • His attorneys say ICE officers handed him a USCIS denial dated that day moments before detaining him.
  • The Muslim Legal Fund of America will contest the denial and his custody in immigration and federal court.
  • Family and local leaders describe him as a longtime MAS board member and volunteer who was stopped after dropping his son at school.
  • CAIR and MAS seek transparency and raise civil-rights concerns, while a DHS spokesperson defends a crackdown focused on criminal illegal aliens.