CAIR in the News, June 18, 2025
CAIR-NJ: Where are the protests? Why response to Trump travel ban differs in 2025 – northjersey.com The ban’s rollout was less abrupt and shocking than the 2017 one that targeted seven Muslim-majority countries. This time, the ban was expected for months and it is more cautious, including exemptions and excluding legal permanent residents of the […]
CAIR-Chicago, Attorney Farah Chalisa, and Community Leaders to Call for Hate Crime Charges Following Violent Attack at Pilsen Mural Site
On Wednesday, June 18, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), along with human rights attorney Farah Chalisa and community partners, plans to hold a press conference to demand hate crime charges and justice after a violent attack targeting a Palestinian-Mexican mural and its defenders. SEE: CBS: Victims rally for hate crime […]
CAIR-NJ, Allies Urge NJ Reps to Denounce Israel’s Military Actions Against Iran
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), alongside a coalition of advocacy, faith, and civil rights organizations, today issued an open letter to the New Jersey Congressional Delegation condemning Israel’s strikes on Iran and urging an immediate shift toward diplomacy to prevent further escalation. The coalition, including American Muslims for Palestine-New […]
CAIR-NY Condemns ICE Arrest of Brad Lander
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, condemns ICE’s violent arrest of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and calls for his immediate release. Lander was arrested by masked Federal agents while observing immigration hearings involving individuals marked for […]
CAIR ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Support Bipartisan Resolution to Block Unauthorized U.S. Military Action Against Iran
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on members of Congress to co-sponsor and support a new bipartisan War Powers Resolution introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Co-led by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) that would prohibit U.S. Armed Forces from engaging in unauthorized hostilities against the Islamic Republic […]
Community Advisory: CAIR Releases ‘Understanding the Trump Administration’s New Muslim/African Travel Ban’ Guidance
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released “Understanding the Trump Administration’s New Muslim/African Travel Ban” guidance following the Trump administration’s recent proclamation announcing a new and expanded travel ban, targeting 19 mostly Muslim and African nations. SEE: Understanding the Trump Administration’s New Muslim/African Travel Ban’ The […]
CAIR in the News, June 17, 2026
CAIR: Pentagon Signals US Won’t Strike Iran as Trump Summons National Security Council – Newsweek The Council on American-Islamic Relations, America’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, criticized Trump’s call for everyone to evacuate Tehran, saying in a statement sent to Newsweek: “President Trump is repeating the same mistakes of President George W. Bush. Just like Iraq […]
OP-ED: With the Arkansas Judea and Samaria Act, anti-Palestinian racism has infiltrated US laws
Now is the time for conscience. Now is the time for moral clarity. Every state must reject the Palestine Erasure Act — and any effort to make complicity the law of the land. People of conscience in Arkansas and anywhere else this legislation pops up should write their state lawmakers demanding they oppose it, and […]
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Local Resident Returning to SFO Following March to Gaza
Later today, the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR‑SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, plans to hold a media availability welcoming home Adil Jakvani, a local Bay Area resident returning from Egypt after participating in the Global March to Gaza. The Global March to Gaza […]
CAIR Calls Gaza Concentration Sites ‘Human Slaughterhouses’ After Israel Murders 59 Starving People Seeking Food
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said Israeli food concentration sites in Gaza are in fact “human slaughterhouses” after Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks, killing at least 59 people. Reuters said Israeli tanks fired at a crowd of thousands who […]