Marwan M.: Muslim community leader accepts deportation after 60 days in ICE detention
Marwan Marouf, a North Texas Muslim community leader for 30 years, was arrested the day his green card application was denied over decade-old allegations. After 60 days detained, he accepted deportation.
Dec 26, 2025Dallas, TX

Marwan Marouf, a North Texas community leader who served the Muslim community for 30 years, was arrested by ICE on September 22, 2025, the same day his green card application was denied based on allegations from over a decade ago. He was transferred to Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, and the Muslim Legal Fund of America challenged the denial in immigration and federal court. After 60 days in detention, Marouf appeared before Immigration Judge Abdias Tida and accepted deportation rather than continue fighting his case.
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- Leader of Local Muslim Community Will be Deported After 60 Day Detention
Dallas Observer·Nov 21, 2025·archived copy
- Trump's ICE Has Arrested a Pillar of the Dallas Muslim Community. I Grew Up Hearing His Calls for Compassion.
Texas Observer·Oct 3, 2025·archived copy
- Immigration judge orders removal of beloved Dallas community leader
Salon·Nov 21, 2025
- He Sponsored a Palestinian Orphan—Now ICE Wants to Deport Him
MLFA·Oct 29, 2025
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- Questions surround Muslim leader's immigration detention
NBC DFW·Sep 24, 2025·archived copy
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- Muslim-American Society members 'shocked' after community leader is detained by ICE
KERA News·Sep 26, 2025·archived copy
- Community Activist, Marwan Marouf Detained by ICE
The Richardson Independent·Oct 15, 2025·archived copy
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