CAIR Press Releases

CAIR in the News, December 31, 2026

Video: CAIR-Austin Welcomes City Policy Change After Religious Harassment at Park Targeting Muslims

CAIR: Pentagon to pay Boeing $8.6B to make fighters for Israel, raising concerns – The Seattle Times

“The Pentagon’s decision to funnel billions of American taxpayer dollars and advanced weaponry to the Israeli military is morally indefensible,” CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell said in a statement. “This Boeing contract sends a clear message that U.S. defense contractors and foreign governments can profit from Israel’s crimes against humanity without consequence,” he continued. “It is a reward for genocide, paid for by American taxpayers.”

CAIR: US Muslim group condemns Pentagon’s contract with Boeing for Israeli F-15 fighter jets – Anadolu Agency

CAIR denounces Pentagon’s approval of fighter jet contract for Israel – MENAFN

CAIR-MN: Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer calls for deportation of Somali-American citizens – CBS

“The rhetoric that’s right now online, on social media, that is racist, and targeting of our community should not be policy,” Jaylani Hussein, executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota, said.

CAIR-MN: Trump administration freezes child care payments to Minnesota amid federal investigation into alleged fraud – CNN

“The Somali community in the Twin Cities is overwhelmingly made up of hardworking families, small business owners, healthcare workers, students, and taxpayers who contribute every day to Minnesota’s economy and civic life,” Jaylani Hussein, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relation’s Minnesota chapter, told CNN in an email.

CAIR: Muslim families harassed at Austin park – FOX 7 Austin

CAIR-Austin: Austin Muslims targeted at family gathering in park – AsAmNews