CAIR, CAIR-NJ Welcome Release of Leqaa Kordia After More than a Year of ICE Detention
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its New Jersey chapter (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed the release of Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman held in a Texas ICE facility for over a year for participating in protests against the Gaza Genocide at Columbia University. Leqaa Kordia, from New Jersey, had been held at the Prairieland Detention Facility […]
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-NJ, ICNA CSJ, and Justice For All Donate Religious Items for Muslims Detained by ICE at Delaney Hall
The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), ICNA Council for Social Justice (ICNA CSJ), and Justice For All today announced that they have donated hundreds of essential religious items to Muslims detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Delaney Hall in Newark to support their observance of the sacred […]
CAIR, CAIR-NY Call for Transparent Investigations into Death of Nearly-Blind Rohingya Refugee Abandoned by Border Patrol Agents
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its New York chapter (CAIR-NY) today called for the New York State Police to work with the Buffalo Police Department to thoroughly and transparently investigate the disappearance and subsequent death of a nearly-blind Rohingya refugee in Buffalo, New York, […]
CAIR Md. Applauds Maryland Attorney General’s Lawsuit to Stop Unlawful ICE Detention Facility
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the announcement that Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s plans to convert a warehouse in Washington County into a large immigration detention facility without required environmental review, public input, or state consultation. SEE: Attorney General […]
CAIR Welcomes Judge’s Order Blocking Deportation of Anti-Genocide Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an immigration judge’s order blocking the deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi, a permanent United States resident from the illegally-occupied West Bank who led protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza at Columbia University. Washington, D.C.-based CAIR had previously condemned Mahdawi’s […]
CAIR-NJ Joins Pax Christi to Call for the Immediate Release of Leqaa Kordia, and Recognize the Beginning of Ramadan and Lent
The New Jersey Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today joined Pax Christi, AFSC, and Justice for All outside the Elizabeth Detention Center to call for the release of Leqaa Kordia and all those who are unjustly held in detention centers across the United States. This event also recognized the beginning of Ramadan and Lent, two distinct and important celebrations in Muslim and Christian religious […]
BREAKING: CAIR-MN Welcomes End to ICE Siege of Minneapolis as ‘Community Victory,’ Warns of Lasting Harm and Ongoing Risks
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed the announced end of the ICE siege of Minneapolis as a “hard-fought community victory,” while warning that the impacts of the operation will continue to be felt by families and communities across the state. MEDIA ADVISORY: CAIR-MN will hold a news conference today to respond to […]
CAIR-NJ Calls On Delaney Hall ICE Detention Facility to Make Ramadan Accommodations
The New Jersey Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, calls on Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey to prepare accommodations for its Muslim detainees ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. CAIR-NJ also welcomed the recent release of a detainee earlier this month. This detainee was actively working through […]
CAIR Maryland Welcomes Passage of Howard County Legislation Protecting Immigrant Communities
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the Howard County Council’s passage of emergency legislation aimed at protecting immigrant families and preventing the establishment of privately operated immigration detention centers within the county. SEE: Council passes 2 bills aimed at adding guidance for ICE action across Howard County The Howard County Council approved […]