CAIR in the News, December 18, 2025
CAIR: University of Maryland students demand ‘sanctuary campus’ for undocumented migrants – Washington Times CAIR: Stand Against Governors’ Unconstitutional Attacks on Religious Freedom – Drop Site News CAIR-MN: Racial profiling concerns grow as ICE expands presence in Twin Cities – Star Tribune Civil rights advocates say the surge is reshaping daily life in immigrant communities […]
CAIR Welcomes Federal Charges for Racist Shooting Targeting Black Man in South Carolina
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed federal charges for a man who allegedly shot at a Black man in South Carolina due to his race. A federal grand jury indicted Jonathan Andrew Felkel for violating housing rights and using a firearm in the commission of a […]
CAIR-MI Condemns Neo-Nazi Vandalism Targeting Jewish Center at MSU, Welcomes Hate Crime Probe
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil right and advocacy organization, today condemned neo-Nazi vandalism targeting the Chabad Jewish Center at Michigan State University (MSU). Police say a Nazi swastika was painted on the center. CAIR welcomes the hate crime investigation of the incident. […]
CAIR Calls State Department’s Latest Israel First Sanctions on ICC a ‘Lawless’ Attempt Cover Up Gaza Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement that the U.S. is sanctioning two more judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) a “lawless” attempt to cover up the Gaza genocide for the Israeli government. Earlier this week, CAIR welcomed International Criminal Court’s […]
CAIR Condemns Israel After Fourth Infant Freezes to Death in Gaza, Calls on Trump to Demand Entry of Shelters, Other Blocked Aid
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Israeli government and its continued blockade of Gaza after a fourth infant froze to death in the strip due to lack of adequate shelter, aid and medical supplies. CAIR also called on the Trump administration to demand […]
CAIR-MN Joins Call for Minnesota Officials to Open Criminal Investigations into Abuses of Federal Agents
New Letter Urges Governor, Attorney General, County Attorneys, Mayors and Chiefs of Police to Launch Criminal Investigations into Federal Agents for Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation Against Minnesota Residents The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today joined Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, in submitting a […]
CAIR, CAIR-LA Raise Concerns Regarding Pomona College’s ‘Harmful’ Settlement Agreement With Pro-Israel Groups, Calls on Administration to Protect Academic Freedom
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with its Greater Los Angeles Area office (CAIR-LA), today raised concerns regarding Pomona College’s recent settlement agreement stemming from a complaint filed by several groups openly supporting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The organization also called on the school’s leadership to take measures to protect free expression and academic freedom on campus. SEE: Pomona College, UC Settle Antisemitism Allegations On Wednesday, Dec. 10, Pomona College President Gabrielle Starr announced that the school agreed […]
CAIR Md. Welcomes U. Of Maryland Student Government Vote Urging Campus Protections for Immigrant Students
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the University of Maryland Student Government Association’s (SGA) recent passage of a resolution urging the university to adopt sanctuary campus protections in a move that reflects growing student concern for safety, dignity, and equal access to education for all students, regardless of immigration […]
CAIR Md. Calls on Congressional Delegation to Strongly Reject Repugnant Anti-Muslim Bigotry from Rep. Randy Fine, Sen. Tommy Tuberville
Civil Rights Group Welcomes Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) Forceful Denunciation of Hateful Rhetoric The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) strongly condemns the morally repugnant and dangerous Islamophobic rhetoric from Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and is calling on Maryland’s congressional delegation to join U.S. Senator Chris […]
CAIR-NJ Welcomes Unanimous Passage of Paterson Resolution Calling for Release of Leqaa Kordia
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomes the Paterson City Council’s unanimous vote to pass Resolution 25:605, which urges the immediate release of Leqaa Kordia from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. READ: Calls for release grow as N.J. Palestinian immigrant […]