CAIR in the News, June 23, 2025
CAIR-DFW: Houston nonprofit aims to help Southeast Asian refugees amid mass deportations – Houston Chronicle In recent months, US deportation planes have also carried Iranian Christians to Panama and Indians to India. A North Texas man has sought help from the Council on American-Islamic Relations to advocate for his Saudi Arabia-born Palestinian wife who was […]
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 […]
CAIR in the News, June 17, 2026
CAIR: Pentagon Signals US Won’t Strike Iran as Trump Summons National Security Council – Newsweek The Council on American-Islamic Relations, America’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, criticized Trump’s call for everyone to evacuate Tehran, saying in a statement sent to Newsweek: “President Trump is repeating the same mistakes of President George W. Bush. Just like Iraq […]
CAIR in the News, June 16, 2025
CAIR: ‘Constant fear’: Illinois mom of 3 pleads with US government to help her evacuate Gaza – Chicago Tribune Seen at the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) office in downtown Chicago on Friday, May 30, 2025, Marowa Abusharia is among a group of plaintiffs who sued federal officials, saying the government has failed to […]
CAIR in the News, June 13, 2025
CAIR-CA: Inside the Activist Groups Resisting ICE – The New Yorker Video: CAIR-WA Expresses Concern About Anti-Muslim Bias Incident at City Park in Edmonds CAIR-DFW: Woman Detained on Honeymoon Faces Deportation Despite Being Stateless – Newsweek Video: CAIR-DFW Demands ICE Halt Deportation of Palestinian Newlywed Ward Sakeik CAIR-DFW: North Texas newlywed fears ICE will deport […]
CAIR in the News, June 12, 2025
CAIR-LA: Why Palestinian symbols are showing up at anti-ICE rallies – The New Arab CAIR: Group puts Randy Fine on its ‘Islamophobia hate list,’ calls him an ‘anti-Muslim extremist’ – Daytona Beach News-Journal CAIR: Rep. Fine Called ‘Racist’, ‘Extremist’ by Muslim Group – News Daytona Beach Rep. Randy Fine Labeled an ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ by CAIR […]
CAIR in the News, June 10, 2025
CAIR-MI: UM cancels undercover private security contracts after threat report – The Detroit News CAIR-MI: UMich terminates plainclothes security contracts on campus – The Michigan Daily CAIR-MI: University of Michigan drops private security group accused of surveilling pro-Palestinian students – CBS CAIR: US Muslim group condemns deadly attack on paramedics, journalist – Al Jazeera CAIR: […]
CAIR in the News, June 9, 2025
CAIR-OK: Attorney General Gentner Drummond calls for removal of all Oklahoma Afghan refugees – KGOU Veronica Laizure-Henry, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma, said Drummond’s comments were met with frustration, fear and disappointment from the resettled Afghan population. Deportation, she said, would result in torture and death. Laizure-Henry also said the […]
CAIR in the News, June 7, 2025
CAIR-MN: Derrick Thompson convicted of murdering 5 women in Mpls. Crash – Sahan Journal The verdict also coincided with Eid al-Adha, an important holiday for Muslims. Instead of celebrating, the women’s family members anxiously sat outside a courtroom for hours waiting for the verdict. “We could not properly celebrate until we heard what we heard […]
CAIR in the News, June 6, 2025
CAIR: Muslim Americans mark Eid al-Adha amid Gaza war – Al Jazeera CAIR-Oklahoma: Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond calls for expulsion of all Afghan refugees – Oklahoman Veronica Laizure-Henry, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma, said Drummond is using Afghan neighbors as pawns in his political campaign for governor. “It is […]