CAIR OP-ED: ICE abduction of Sami Hamdi: Trump’s free speech is Israel First – The New Arab
The Trump administration should actually do as it says, and put America – including our constitutional guarantee of free speech for everyone on American soil – first. Releasing Sami Hamdi and the other political prisoners who have been detained for their opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza should be the first step. It’s time for […]
CAIR Says New 7,500 Refugee Cap with Preference for White South Africans Endangers People Fleeing ‘Real Oppression’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that a new Trump administration policy limiting refugee admissions to 7,500 people per year — with most slots reportedly being designated for white South Africans — will endanger those truly fleeing war, persecution, and oppression around the world. In a […]
CAIR Welcomes Journalist Groups’ Call for Release of Sami Hamdi From ICE Detention
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed statements by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calling for the release of British Muslim journalist Sami Hamdi, who is currently detained by U.S. authorities apparently due to his public statements criticizing […]
CAIR California Attorneys Meet with Sami Hamdi in ICE Detention, File Habeas Petition and Emergency TRO to Block Transfer
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it met with detained British Muslim journalist Sami Hamdi in ICE detention yesterday at Golden State Annex, in McFarland, California and have filed for a habeas petition to protect his constitutional rights and […]
CAIR Action Alert: Tell Congress to Demand Release of Sami Hamdi, Reject Anti-Muslim Hate in U.S. Government
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization and CAIR Action, today is urging all Americans to call on Congress to denounce anti-Muslim extremist Laura Loomer’s apparent influence over Trump administration policy and demand that ICE immediately release British journalist Sami Hamdi, who was detained at San Francisco International Airport after criticizing […]
BREAKING: CAIR Calls on ICE to Release Sami Hamdi, British Journalist Abducted Over Criticism of Israel’s Genocide
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the immediate release of British Muslim journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi, who was detained at San Francisco International Airport this morning, apparently because of his criticism of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and at the urging of a […]
CAIR-Houston Urges University of Houston to Engage with Students Hunger Striking To Protect Immigrants on Campus, End Ties to Human Rights Abusers
The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston) today expressed support for a group of University of Houston (UH) students participating in a peaceful hunger strike and urged the university to engage with the students regarding their call to protect immigrant students on campus and to end partnerships with corporations allegedly complicit in […]
CAIR-NY Condemns ‘Unethical’ ICE Raids in Chinatown
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 condemned a series of what it called “unethical” raids carried out by federal immigration agents targeting vendors and community members in Manhattan’s Chinatown. According to news reports, on the afternoon of […]
CAIR-DFW Joins Free Yaa’kub Campaign, Partners in Demanding USCIS Withdraw Unlawful Notice to Terminate DACA Status of Photojournalist
The Dallas-Fort Worth office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) has joined the Free Yaa’kub Campaign, Immigrant Rights Groups, Civil Liberties organizations, and the DFW community in demanding USCIS withdraw its unlawful notice to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status of Photojournalist Yaa’kub (Jacob) Ira Vijandre unjustly detained by ICE. […]
CAIR-Houston Calls for Immediate Release of Palestinian Refugee Detained at Houston Airport
(HOUSTON, TX, OCTOBER 10, 2025) — The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling for the immediate release of Ibrahim Al Taha, a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon, currently held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at George Bush Intercontinental […]