Stand with Marwan: The Heart of Our Community Shackled

Who We’re Fighting For

Brother Marwan Marouf is more than a name, he is a devoted husband, loving father, mentor, and leader in the Dallas Muslim community. For years, he has dedicated himself to building bridges, serving others, and living out the values of faith and integrity.

On September 22, 2025, ICE agents followed Marwan after he dropped his son at school and detained him without explanation. For two agonizing days, his family and friends didn’t know where he was, until he was located at Bluebonnet Detention Center, a facility notorious for its harsh conditions.

Marwan has met this ordeal with deep faith and courage. Knowing that his community has rallied for him has strengthened his resolve to fight the government’s baseless claims and unjust attempts to deny him lawful permanent residency.

This Case Matters

This is bigger than one man.

Marwan’s case began when he was denied immigration benefits at the USCIS level due to past charitable donations — contributions made in good faith to support humanitarian causes. That denial appears to have triggered his placement in removal proceedings. If the government can use lawful charitable giving as a basis to penalize someone retroactively, it raises serious concerns for all of us who give to support those in need.

This case is part of a broader campaign to intimidate, silence, and destabilize our community. ICE has been directed to meet a quota of 3,000 arrests per day, a policy that tears apart families and targets leaders like Marwan to create fear.

If we allow this to stand, we risk setting a precedent where entire communities can be punished for acts of faith and service.

How MLFA Is Taking Action

Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) has been standing with Marwan for more than six years. Today, under the leadership of our Legal Director, Marium Uddin, our Immigration Litigation Department, strengthened by a coalition of some of the nation’s top attorneys, is leading his legal defense pro bono in both immigration and federal court.

We are fighting to:

• Expose the government’s mischaracterizations
• Challenge the denial of his green card application
• Uphold Marwan’s constitutional rights
• Stop the dangerous precedent of punishing entire communities for lawful giving

This work is for Marwan, but also for every family, every donor, every person who believes in due process and the right to live without fear.

How You Can Help

MLFA has created a restricted Marwan Fund, and every dollar goes exclusively to his legal defense. This is a zakat-eligible fund and an Amanah, a sacred trust, that we will use with integrity and transparency to fight for justice.

Your support will:

• Keep Marwan’s legal team strong and fully resourced
• Help set a precedent that protects every one of us
• Show Marwan’s family and our community that we will not be bystanders

Join Us in This Fight

Marwan’s fight is our fight, a fight for dignity, freedom, and the right to give without fear. Together, we can transform our prayers into action and ensure justice is served.

Support The Marwan Fund today. Share this campaign. Stand with us until Marwan comes home.

About MLFA

Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal fund (EIN: 01-0548371), transparency certified, and zakat-eligible. Our mission is defending, protecting, and amplifying the civil and human rights of Muslims in the U.S., especially when they are targeted by immigration, law enforcement, or national security policies.