CAIR in the News, June 6, 2025

CAIR: Muslim Americans mark Eid al-Adha amid Gaza war – Al Jazeera CAIR-Oklahoma: Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond calls for expulsion of all Afghan refugees – Oklahoman Veronica Laizure-Henry, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma, said Drummond is using Afghan neighbors as pawns in his political campaign for governor. “It is […]
CAIR Urges Congress to Censure Rep. Randy Fine for Racist Attack on Palestinians

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Congress to censure Florida Congressman Randy Fine after he made yet another racist attack on Palestinians, saying they have “mental defects.” When a Florida journalist asked him about his recent call to use nuclear weapons to destroy […]
CAIR-LA, Partners to Protest Trump’s New Expanded Travel Ban at Los Angeles International Airport

On Monday, June 9, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), along with California Immigrant Policy Center, South Asian Network, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and VietRISE, will protest President Trump’s new expanded travel ban at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). CAIR-LA recently called the ban, which targets 19 mostly Muslim and […]
Video: CAIR’s Edward Ahmed Mitchell Responds to Trump’s Renewed Muslim Ban

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Community Alert: What You Need to Know About Trump’s New Travel Ban Order

Assalamu alaikum, We write to share updates and guidance about the newly expanded Muslim and African Ban. Yesterday, President Trump issued an order blocking or restricting new immigration or travel entry into the United States for citizens of 19 countries who do not already have U.S. legal status—mostly from Muslim-majority and African nations. It is […]
Video: CAIR-San Diego joins faith leaders in condemning recent ICE raids at South Park restaurants

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CAIR Action Alert: Urge Congress to Support the ‘Block the Bombs Act’ and End Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging all Americans to use CAIR’s click-and-send action alert to call on their U.S. Representatives to support H.R. 3565, the “Block the Bombs Act.” CLICK HERE: URGE CONGRESS TO SUPPORT THE BLOCK THE BOMBS ACT! Championed and introduced by Representatives Delia […]
CAIR in the News, June 5, 2025

CAIR: Council labels UMass ‘hostile campus’ for Muslim, Palestinian students over handling of 2024 encampment – Daily Hampshire Gazette CAIR: Trump banned citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S. Here’s what to know – Associated Press The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called the order “unnecessary, […]
CAIR Welcomes South Carolina County’s New Hate Crime Ordinance

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a new hate crime ordinance by Richland County in South Carolina, the first such measure passed by a county in that state. “We welcome this new ordinance and hope it sends a message to bigots of all types that […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli Killing of 3 Gaza Journalists, Supports Call by 130+ Groups for Media Access to Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the killing of three journalists in an Israeli strike on a hospital in Gaza City. SEE: 3 Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza City, death toll rises to 225 CAIR also expressed support for a call […]