CAIR in the News

CAIR in the News, January 8, 2026

CAIR: Doxxing Group Canary Mission’s Internal Operations Revealed – Report – Palestine Chronicle

CAIR-MN: ‘This is not normal’: Minneapolis on edge and angry after ICE killing of woman amid federal surge – The Guardian

Jaylani Hussein, the executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, was at the shooting scene in its aftermath.

“I want people to remember, this is how nations collapse – when neighbors are turned against each other,” he said.

CAIR: How an influencer’s unverified report on Minnesota fraud sparked White House action – Christian Science Monitor

What’s more, in Mr. Shirley’s video, “it turns out that some of the places had already been investigated, other places were not open over the holidays, and others had not been charged or accused of any wrongdoing,” says Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the national deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Washington, D.C.

“No journalist in their right mind would make such a serious allegation against an individual or a business unless they triple-check the facts. So the big question is: Will this individual face legal consequences for defamation? When you say something of consequence, there can be consequences for it.”

Video: CAIR-MN director reacts after Minneapolis ICE shooting death: “Call it out” – KARE

CAIR-MN/Video: Minneapolis Muslim community leader claims ICE “lying” about narrative around fatal shooting – WCCO

CAIR-MN: Shouts of ‘Go arrest ICE’ as crowd gathers near fatal shooting scene – Pioneer Press

Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota chapter, said bystander video that’s been circulating showed him, from “what we can see, … probably the worst possible scenario of ICE being involved in shooting an innocent person.”

He pointed out there were witnesses and multiple angles of videos, “which means the truth will eventually come out very clearly and undisputed.”

CAIR-MN: Minneapolis vigil draws thousands as city reels following ICE shooting – MinnPost

CAIR: A look at fraud allegations, ICE deployment and deadly shooting in Minneapolis – WTAE

CAIR: Meta undertakes ‘sweeping crackdown’ of Facebook and Instagram posts at Israel’s request – Lewiston Tribune

Project Censored noted, “The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned Meta’s actions, stating, ‘Meta must stop censoring criticism of the Israeli government under the guise of combating antisemitism, and Meta must stop training artificial intelligence tools to do so.’”