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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 […]

CAIR, MLFA Call on Fairfax County Police to Investigate Threatening Messages Sent to American Muslims for Palestine Leader Osama Abu Irshaid

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and the Muslim Legal Fund of America, the nation’s leading Muslim civil liberties organization, today called on the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) to investigate threatening messages sent to American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Executive Director Dr. Osama Abu Irshaid.  […]

Re: “Show Us the Evidence — Or, Gov. Abbott, is terrorist label for CAIR just partisanship?“ (CAIR-TX Letter to the Editor)

This letter to the editor was published in The Dallas Morning News in response to an editorial. This editorial rightfully criticizes Gov. Greg Abbott for branding America’s largest Muslim civil rights organization a foreign terrorist organization without evidence. However, the editorial expresses concern about CAIR’s stance on Hamas and antisemitism even though the organization has […]

CAIR-NY Condemns FBI Surveillance of Immigration-Rights Volunteers; Condemns ICE Raid in Chinatown

The New York chapter of the Council on American‑Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today expressed grave concern over newly revealed federal documents showing that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) surveilled a private encrypted chat group used by immigration-rights volunteers in New York City, labeling their activities as “anarchist […]

CAIR-NY Condemns Hate Crime Attack on Family in Ulster County 

The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported hate-motivated attack on a family in the Town of Ulster, during which a Lake Katrine man allegedly threatened them with a metal fork while yelling racial or ethnic […]

CAIR-Austin, Partners to Hold Press Conference to Address Greg Abbott’s Ongoing Attacks on Minority Groups, Civic Life in Texas

The Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas, Austin), alongside state and city elected officials, civil rights organizations, and interfaith leaders, plans to hold a press conference on Tuesday, December 2 to address Greg Abbott’s ongoing attacks on minority groups and civic life in Texas that were sealed with his unconstitutional and baseless proclamation against CAIR, […]

BREAKING: CAIR, CAIR-Florida Welcome the Release of Florida Teen Mohamed Ibrahim, Call on U.S. Government to Hold Israel Accountable for Abuse

The national office and Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) today welcomed the release of Florida teenager and American citizen Mohamed Ibrahim from Israeli military detention and urged the U.S. government to hold Israeli authorities accountable for the documented torture, starvation, and abuse he endured over nearly nine months of unjust imprisonment. SEE:Mohamed Ibrahim […]

CAIR Prays for Full Recovery of National Guardsmen Injured in DC Attack

Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization also expresses opposition to collective punishment of Afghan refugees The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed hope for the full recovery of two national guardsmen shot in a targeted attack in Washington, DC on Nov. 26th. According to news reports, […]