CAIR Op-Ed: With growing anger among conservatives over US support for Israel, fading power brokers revive Islamophobic hysteria as a distraction
This surge in anti-Muslim bigotry is not coming from the right wing generally, but from the old guard Israel First right, who are very well aware that they are losing the narrative among the younger generation of conservatives. Whipping up Islamophobia is their last, desperate attempt at stopping the bleeding. CLICK HERE TO READ THE […]
CAIR Sends Letter to Treasury Secretary Debunking Texas Governor Abbott’s ‘Baseless’ Demand for Witch Hunt
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today sent a letter to the Treasury Department debunking false claims that Texas Governor Greg Abbott made in a letter to Secretary Bessent requesting a baseless investigation into CAIR’s nonprofit status. CLICK HERE TO READ CAIR’S LETTER In a statement, […]
CAIR Calls USCIS Order Freezing Asylum ‘Overbroad, Redundant and Discriminatory’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a sweeping new USCIS directive that freezes all pending asylum applications nationwide, halts all pending applications and orders the re-review of immigration benefits for nationals of the 19 countries targeted in President Trump’s updated June 2025 Muslim and African travel ban. In […]
CAIR-WA Condemns Trump’s Remarks on Somalis, Stands Proudly with Somali Community
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 condemned President Trump’s vile statements regarding Somali-Americans and Somali immigrants. After years of targeting Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar, President Trump recently called for an end to temporary protected status for Somali […]
CAIR Compels New York Post to Correct Another False Article Targeting Civil Rights Group
Muslim civil rights group notes this is the third time this year that the Murdoch-owned outlet has had to correct a biased article. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has compelled The New York Post to correct another article that made false and misleading claims […]
BREAKING: CAIR Seeks Records of Texas Governor’s Communications with Anti-Muslim Extremists and Israel Officials
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has filed an open records request with the State of Texas seeking any communications between Governor Greg Abbott and anti-Muslim extremists, anti-Palestinian lobby groups, and Israeli government officials, as well as any internal communications among Abbott’s […]
CAIR, CAIR-MN Strongly Condemns ‘Raw Racism’ Targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar and Somali-American Community
The Minnesota chapter and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned racist and dishonest attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar and the broader Somali-American community, including remarks by President Trump referring to all Somali-Americans and Somali immigrants as “garbage” and calling for […]
CAIR-MN Condemns Politically Motivated ICE Targeting of Somali Minnesotans
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today condemned a sharp and troubling increase in ICE activity targeting Somali Minnesotans, calling these actions alarming, politically driven, and harmful to community safety. Over the past several days, Somali families have reported unannounced ICE visits, intimidation at private homes, and increased surveillance in neighborhoods […]
CAIR-WA Releases Community Advisory for Muslim Immigrants
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 released a community advisory addressing recent immigration-related announcements made by the Trump administration following the tragic shooting of two members of the National Guard last week. “While we were all horrified […]
CAIR-CA Urges Trump Admin to Lift Ban on Immigration and Visa Processing for Afghan Nationals
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today urged the Trump administration to lift its sweeping ban on all immigration-related processing for Afghan nationals and reverse its decision to issue punitive immigration measures that could affect tens of thousands of refugees, asylum seekers, green card holders, and families seeking reunification. CAIR-CA also […]