CAIR Maryland Welcomes Sen. Van Hollen’s Call for Release of Florida Teen from Israeli Detention

Civil Rights Group Urges Sen. Alsobrooks, Other Members of Congress to Break Silence, Bring Him Home The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D-MD) urgent public call for the immediate release of 16-year-old Palestinian-American Mohammed Ibrahim, […]

CAIR in the News, November 24, 2025

Video: CAIR-MN, Muslim Community Leaders Hold Press Conference on Somali TPS Termination CAIR: Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign against Muslim group faces challenges under Texas and federal law – Houston Public Radio “This lawsuit argues that Governor Abbott has violated due process, violated the First Amendment, and also misused Texas law in order to silence dissent […]

Interfaith Leaders to Hold Press Conference Condemning Governor Abbott’s Unlawful and Defamatory Attack on CAIR-Texas

The Dallas/FT. Worth office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-TX, DFW), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA) today announced that local American Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Palestinian leaders plan to hold a joint press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 to stand in solidarity and […]

CAIR-MN, Muslim Community Leaders, Partners to Hold Press Conference on Islamophobic Rhetoric and Somali TPS Termination

On Monday, November 24, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), along with Muslim community leaders, legal professionals and advocates, will hold a press conference to address escalating Islamophobic attacks targeting Minnesota’s Muslim and Somali communities, including the federal government’s recent termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali immigrants.  Speakers will […]

CAIR Commends President Trump and Mayor-Elect Mamdani for Respectful Meeting, Welcomes Mamdani Calling Out U.S. Support for Gaza Genocide

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today commended President Trump and Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani on their respectful meeting in the White House. CAIR also commended Mayor-Elect Mamdani for acknowledging and speaking out against U.S. support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza during the Oval Office meeting.  In […]

Breaking: CAIR-MN Says Trump’s Removal of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis in Minnesota ‘Will Tear Families Apart’

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 11/21/25) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said President Trump’s announcement that he will end deportation protections for Somali immigrants in Minnesota “will tear families apart” and called on the president to reverse his decision. […]