CAIR-MN Welcomes Felony Charges for ICE Agent, Calls for Full Accountability
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed the decision by the Hennepin County Attorney to charge an ICE agent with felony assault for conduct that endangered the public. Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., 35, was charged with felony assault for allegedly pointing a gun at a vehicle in Richfield, Minnesota. CAIR-MN said […]
CAIR-NY Welcomes Settlement in Hillside Islamic Center Lawsuit, Approval of Expansion in North Hempstead
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 welcomed the settlement of a lawsuit brought by the Hillside Islamic Center and the Town of North Hempstead’s decision to grant conditional approval for the masjid’s long-delayed expansion. SEE: New Hyde Park mosque’s […]
CAIR Condemns Israeli ‘Triple Tap’ Bombing of Paramedics in Lebanon
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned an Israeli “triple tap” strike on paramedics in the southern Lebanese town of Mayfadoun. A team from the Islamic Health Association was reportedly attacked as it tried to rescue people from the site of an Israeli attack in the […]
Video: CAIR-FL Calls for Resignation of County Commissioner for Anti-Muslim ‘Towel Head’ Slur
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CAIR in the News, April 16, 2026
CAIR: Muslim Civil Rights Group Calls on University to Discipline Harvard Republican Club Over Eid Post – The Harvard Crimson CAIR: Tuberville: People who ‘talk like’ Ilhan Omar ‘should not be able to vote’ – AL.com Tuberville has drawn criticism for similar remarks, which critics have labeled “racist” and “Islamophobic,” and for introducing the “No […]
CAIR-FL Calls for Resignation of County Commissioner for Anti-Muslim ‘Towel Head’ Slur
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL), the state’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling for the resignation of a Putnam County commissioner who used anti-Muslim “towel head” slur during a public meeting on Tuesday. Commissioner Walton Pellicer used the slur while discussing current military tensions and the war […]
Video: CAIR Expresses Solidarity with Catholic Community After President Trump Attacks Pope Leo
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CAIR Md. Applauds Preliminary Injunction Granted by Federal Court to Halt Proposed Mass Detention Facility
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a federal judge’s decision to block plans by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to convert a warehouse in western Maryland into a 1,500-bed immigration detention facility. SEE: Federal judge limits movement on ICE detention center in Maryland The court’s issuance of a […]
CAIR Welcomes Historic Increased Senate Democratic Support to Block Israel Bomb Transfers, Reassert War Powers Authority
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight welcomed increased support among Senate Democrats for measures to block U.S. weapons transfers and bulldozers to Israel and to reassert Congress’s constitutional war powers authority. While both efforts ultimately fell short, the growing backing reflects rising momentum in Congress […]
CAIR-Chicago Welcomes Hate Crime Charges Following Racist Incident Targeting Danville Alderman
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed hate crime charges filed in connection with an allegedly racially-motivated attack targeting Danville Alderman Jaleel Jones and two of his relatives in Edgar County, Illinois. READ MORE: 2 men charged with attempted murder, hate crime involving Danville […]