CAIR in the News

CAIR in the News, March 21, 2025

CAIR-LA: Pro-Palestinian Activists Sue U.C.L.A. Over Encampment Attack – The New York Times

CAIR-LA: Pro-Palestine protesters file lawsuit against UC, UCLA, police, counter-protesters – Daily Bruin

CAIR-LA: Pro-Palestinian group files lawsuit, says UCLA failed to protect protesters – KTLA

CAIR-LA: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators sue UCLA over its “failure to protect activists” – Los Angeles Daily News

CAIR: Judge orders Trump administration not to deport post-doctorate researcher at Georgetown – WCFT-TV

“The Trump administration should put its money where its mouth is. It says it believes in free speech, that it hates the wokeness that tries to silence dissenting opinions. If that’s the case, then that principle should apply to speech in support of Palestinian human rights,” said Edward Ahmed Mitchell, National Deputy Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

CAIR, NYCLU get proactive – CBS

CAIR: Will Trump’s new travel ban keep out green card holders? – NorthJersey.com

When the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, held an online forum on Feb. 27, viewers flooded the chat with similar questions: Will my country be targeted, should I share political content online, should I travel abroad?

CAIR-Philadelphia: As threats of deportation continue, Lehigh Valley faith leaders confront possibility of federal immigration raids – Morning Call

“There’s a line with houses of worship to keep a welcoming atmosphere and not oversecuritize,” said Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, executive director of the Philadelphia branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and a former Allentown resident.

Houses of worship are not fully public places, Tekelioglu said, explaining that CAIR-Philadelphia is advising churches, synagogues and mosques to put up signage indicating that services are open but that the establishment is private.

CAIR-MI: Florida man sentenced for threatening to kill Michigan Muslims – mlive.com

CAIR-MI: Florida man to serve 18 months for threatening Michigan Muslims – WLNS

CAIR Michigan threats lead to 18-month prison sentence for 73-year-old man

CAIR-MI: Florida man sentenced after threatening to kill Muslims in Michigan, feds say – CBS News

CAIR-MI: Florida Man Gets 18 Months For Death Threats Against Michigan Islamic Group – Deadline Detroit

CAIR-GA: US Education Department opens investigation into antisemitism claims at several Fulton County schools – Atlanta First News

CAIR: We must avoid those who play us against each other – Philadelphia Tribune

But not everyone is easily convinced. For example, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a leading Muslim civil rights group, was among the first to express outrage that he called Schumer a Palestinian, calling Trump’s poisonous words beneath the dignity of his office — and, I would add, beneath the credibility of the chief executive in our “land of the free” and “home of the brave.”

CAIR called Trump’s use of “Palestinian” to describe Schumer a racial slur.