CAIR-Columbus Resolves Citizenship Delay Lawsuit Against USCIS
(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 11/21/2017) — The Columbus, Ohio, chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Columbus) today announced the resolution of a citizenship delay lawsuit against United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). CAIR-Columbus’ client, a native of Iraq, is now a United States citizen after waiting more than three years for his citizenship application to be […]
CAIR-Columbus Resolves Immigration Delay Lawsuits Against U.S. Consulates in Jerusalem, Ankara
(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 11/21/2017) — The Columbus, Ohio, chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Columbus) today announced the successful resolution of two lawsuits against U.S. consulates abroad for unreasonably delaying immigrant visas. The first lawsuit, filed last January in the Northern District of Ohio, was against the consulate in Jerusalem and challenged a nearly nine-year […]
CAIR Supports Virginia Students Threatened with Suspension for Praying Between Classes
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/21/2017) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for students at a Virginia high school who were recently threatened with suspension for praying together between classes. Officials with Amelia County Public Schools in Amelia, Va., later apologized for the “misunderstanding and miscommunication.” […]
PHOTO: CAIR Rep Participates in Congressional Voting Rights Caucus Panel
On Wednesday, October 8, CAIR Government Affairs Department Director Robert S. McCaw participated in the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus panel discussion on the “Spectrum of Voter Suppression.” McCaw was joined on the panel by Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX), who provided the opening remarks; and panelists Erin Hustings, NALEO Education Fund; Jerry Vattamala, Asian American Legal […]
CAIR-San Francisco Bay Area Launches Immigrants’ Rights Program
(SANTA CLARA, CA, 11/20/17) — The San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today announced the launch of its new Immigrants’ Rights Program. For more than 20 years, CAIR-SFBA has provided civil rights legal services to individuals facing discrimination because of their Muslim identity. Now CAIR-SFBA is expanding its legal […]
CAIR-WA Condemns Anti-Muslim Harassment at Mosque, Partners with Law Firm to Take Legal Action
(SEATTLE, WA, 11/18/2017) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Washington) today condemned anti-Muslim harassment at the Islamic Center of Federal Way in Kent, Wash., and has partnered with the mosque and Cedar Law to take legal action. According to reports, anti-Muslim hecklers have repeatedly stood outside the mosque during Friday […]
CAIR Letter to GOP Leaders: Remove Survey Question Attacking Religious Principles of U.S. Muslims
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/17/17) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties organization, today sent a letter to Republican Party leaders requesting a meeting and the immediate removal of the Republican National Committee online “Listening to America” survey question asking Americans if they “Are you concerned by the potential spread of Sharia […]
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CAIR-MN, Japanese American Group to Host St. Cloud Forum on WWII Incarceration, Islamophobia
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 11/17/17) – On Saturday, November 18, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) and the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League (TC JACL) will host a community forum in St Cloud, Minn., on the infamous presidential executive order 9066, which allowed the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II as it […]
CAIR Hosts Islamophobia, Civic Engagement Workshop at Virginia Mosque
CAIR hosted a workshop with Dar al Hijrah Youth Group in Falls Church, Va., during their weekly “Fast and Learn” session on Thursday. Students discussed ways to overcome Islamophobia in school by forming coalitions and being accessible to the students and staff for information on Islam. The students also expressed their thoughts on activism and […]