CAIR: National advocacy group condemns racially motivated vandalism in Muscatine – Quad-City Times
CAIR-MN: Minnesota BLM, allied groups calling for a boycott of Target – North Dallas Gazette
CAIR Minnesota will be joining in the call for a boycott.
“We must remind the public that Minneapolis is the place where George Floyd was brutally murdered by the Minneapolis Police Department,” said Jaylani Hussein, Executive Director, CAIR Minnesota. “Instead of rolling back its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Target should be leading the charge amongst corporations that are serious about racial justice and creating a more inclusive and equitable society. Target’s decision is a huge step backwards and we will not stand for it.”
CAIR: Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses – Associated Press
Edward Ahmed Mitchell, national deputy director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the action is discriminatory and wrongly characterizes protesters as “pro-jihadist” or “pro-Hamas.”
“These college students were Jewish, Muslim, Black, Palestinian and various other races who were simply protesting what they viewed as a genocide in Gaza,” Mitchell said. “They are no different than the students who protested Vietnam or segregation or apartheid in South Africa.”
CAIR: Donald Trump’s Order to Deport Pro-Palestinian Activists Explained – Newsweek
CAIR: Trump threatens to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters – San Francisco Chronicle
CAIR: Trump signs executive order to cancel student visas for Pro-Palestinian protesters – KTVU
CAIR: Trump signs executive order to cancel student visas of ‘Hamas sympathizers’ who protested Israel’s war in Gaza – The Independent
CAIR: Trump order cracks down on antisemitism and could deport foreign student protesters – NPR
CAIR: Council on American-Islamic Relations accuses US president of smearing students opposing genocide in Gaza. – Al Jazeera
CAIR: Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters – Reuters
CAIR: As Part of ‘Authoritarian Takeover,’ Trump Signs Order to Deport Pro-Palestine Students – Common Dreams
CAIR: Trump admin to deport students who took part in pro-Palestinian protests – TRT World
CAIR: Trump makes his first moves on education, but no McMahon hearing in sight – The Hill
CAIR-NY: US Muslim civil rights group welcomes recognition of ‘World Hijab Day’ in New York – Anadolu Agency
CAIR-NY: US Muslim civil rights group welcomes recognition of ‘World Hijab Day’ in New York – Middle East Monitor
CAIR: Know your rights: Advocates help prep migrants for stepped-up enforcement – Ideastream Public Media
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center, a nonprofit that provides legal training on immigration law, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, an American-Islamic advocacy organization, have also published guides and videos to help people better understand their immigration rights.