CAIR-WA Praises Decision to Release Muslim Community Member from ICE Detention 

The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today praised U.S. District Court Judge David G Estudillo for releasing prominent Muslim community member and veteran Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry from immigration detention.  Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry was taken into ICE detention on August 21, 2025, at […]

CAIR Says Israeli Approval of 19 Settlements in West Bank ‘Makes Palestinian State Impossible’

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli government’s approval of the construction of 19 new illegal colonial settlements in the occupied West Bank and said the move would further make a “Palestinian state impossible.” CAIR also condemned the Israeli demolition of an East […]

CAIR in the News, December 22, 2025

Video: Alabama Journalists Say Sen. Tuberville Has ‘Hatred for Islam,’ CAIR Designation as Anti-Muslim Extremist ‘Fits His Rhetoric’ CAIR: Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire called ‘hate machine’ after falsely linking shooter to Palestine – The National CAIR-Philadelphia: How the fallout from a Chester County chaplain’s sermon inspired the Trump admin to investigate ‘anti-Christian bias’ – Philadelphia Inquirer […]

CAIR Welcomes Dropping of Deportation Order for Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Concentration Camps

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the dropping of a deportation order for Heng Guan, a Chinese citizen who documented the Chinese government’s Uyghur concentration camps. Earlier this month, CAIR called for his release from ICE custody. Guan, who fled China after gathering evidence of human-rights […]

CAIR-NJ Condemns Tulsi Gabbard’s ‘Delusional and Dangerous’ Attack on New Jersey Muslims

The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s “delusional and dangerous” attacks on Islam and the American Muslim community, specifically including Muslims in Paterson, New Jersey. In a speech at Turning Point USA AmericaFest on Dec. […]

BREAKING: CAIR Condemns Tulsi Gabbard’s Rant Against American Muslims and Islam as ‘Delusional and Disqualifying’

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard’s rant against American Muslims and Islam during a Turning Point USA conference over the weekend as “delusional” and “disqualifying.” In response to Gabbard’s claim that Muslims in Paterson, New Jersey and […]

CAIR Op-Ed: Anti-Palestinian Billionaires Can Now Control What TikTok Users See

TikTok played an important role in the sea change of U.S. opinion about Israel, particularly among young people. It’s why the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, the organization I work for, condemned the sale as a “desperate” attempt to silence young Americans. READ THE FULL OP-ED AT THE INTERCEPT

CAIR in the News, December 20, 2025

CAIR: Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire accused an innocent Palestinian of being the Brown shooter. Then he doubled down – Fast Company The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which previously called for Maguire’s firing over his comments about Mamdani, told Fast Company that Sequoia should “reconsider their position on whether or not it’s appropriate for him to represent their […]