CAIR in the News

CAIR in the News, June 18, 2025

CAIR-NJ: Where are the protests? Why response to Trump travel ban differs in 2025 – northjersey.com

The ban’s rollout was less abrupt and shocking than the 2017 one that targeted seven Muslim-majority countries. This time, the ban was expected for months and it is more cautious, including exemptions and excluding legal permanent residents of the United States, said Selaedin Maksut, executive director of the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

“We’re not getting the same vibe, but it doesn’t mean people aren’t upset. I think people are exhausted by the feeling of being pummeled by the Trump administration,” Maksut said.

CAIR-AZ: Revoked visas never reinstated, restricts affected students from entering US – The State Press

Martín Quezada, the civil rights director and attorney for the Council on American-Islamic Relations Arizona, an ASU faculty associate and a former state senator, and Michael Kintscher, the president of the United Campus Workers Arizona union and a doctoral student studying computer science, independently verified that they are unaware of any instances of reinstated visas.

President Trump ‘repeating the same mistakes’ as Bush: CAIR – Qatar Tribune