CAIR in the News, March 13, 2026
CAIR: Republican Says ‘We Need More Islamophobia’ – Newsweek The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has been critical of the ADL, has said it had received more than 8,600 Islamophobia complaints nationwide in 2025—the highest in 29-year records. CAIR: Nazi Lite, in Texas and Florida – Courthouse News Service Jewish organizations have plenty of […]
CAIR Md. Welcomes Federal Court Order Temporarily Halting ICE Detention Facility Plan, Calls for Project to Be Permanently Stopped
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a federal court’s decision ordering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to temporarily halt work on a proposed immigration detention facility in Washington County, and is calling for the project to be permanently abandoned. SEE: Federal court grants order to pause work on proposed […]
CAIR-SFBA, SIREN Acknowledge San Jose ALPR Limits, Say Warrantless Searches Must End
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) and Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network (SIREN) today acknowledged the San Jose City Council’s March 10 vote to adopt new guardrails on the city’s use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs). The organizations emphasized, however, that the changes do not go […]
CAIR Condemns Deadly Shooting at Virginia’s Old Dominion University
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a condemned a deadly shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, which left at least one person dead and others injured. Authorities say the shooting occurred Thursday morning inside a campus building, prompting an active-shooter alert and a large […]
CAIR-MI Condemns Attack on Metro Detroit Synagogue
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil right and advocacy organization, today condemns an attack which took place today against Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, MI. An unidentified male reportedly drove a truck around barriers today into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield which is the […]
CAIR in the News, March 12, 2026
CAIR Action: Republicans Risk Wiping Out Gains With Muslim Voters – Newsweek CAIR: Muslim inmates awarded damages from Missouri prison abuse – Baptist News Video: CAIR report records highest anti-Muslim discrimination rates in US history – TRT World Video: Trump says ending Iran war to be mutual decision with Netanyahu – TRT World View Post(opens […]
CAIR Welcomes Introduction of ‘Justice for Hind Rajab Act,’ Urges More Members of Congress to Sponsor
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the introduction of the Justice for Hind Rajab Act, legislation introduced in the Senate by Sens. Peter Welch and Chris Van Hollen and in the House of Representatives by Sara Jacobs, Joaquin Castro, and Pramila Jayapal. Learn More: Read the Justice for […]
CAIR-Philadelphia Welcomes Dept. of Prisons Allowing Correctional Officers to Wear Hijab
The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by the Philadelphia Department of Prisons to allow female Muslim correctional officers to wear the Islamic headscarf, or hijab. The policy allows Muslim correctional officers to wear hijabs as […]
CAIR Condemns Dropping of Charges Against Israeli Soldiers Shown on Video Raping Palestinian Detainee
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the dropping of charges against Israeli five soldiers shown on video sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee. Associated Press reports: “A video of the alleged assault, which was aired by Israeli news, shows soldiers taking a detainee into an area […]
CAIR Welcomes the Netherlands and Iceland Joining South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the Netherlands and Iceland joining the case launched by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguing that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. SEE: Declarations of intervention in the proceedings filed on 11 March 2026 by the Netherlands […]