CAIR Calls USCIS Order Freezing Asylum ‘Overbroad, Redundant and Discriminatory’
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a sweeping new USCIS directive that freezes all pending asylum applications nationwide, halts all pending applications and orders the re-review of immigration benefits for nationals of the 19 countries targeted in President Trump’s updated June 2025 Muslim and African travel ban. In […]
CAIR, CAIR-MN Strongly Condemns ‘Raw Racism’ Targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar and Somali-American Community
The Minnesota chapter and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned racist and dishonest attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar and the broader Somali-American community, including remarks by President Trump referring to all Somali-Americans and Somali immigrants as “garbage” and calling for […]
CAIR-MN Condemns Politically Motivated ICE Targeting of Somali Minnesotans
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today condemned a sharp and troubling increase in ICE activity targeting Somali Minnesotans, calling these actions alarming, politically driven, and harmful to community safety. Over the past several days, Somali families have reported unannounced ICE visits, intimidation at private homes, and increased surveillance in neighborhoods […]
CAIR-WA Releases Community Advisory for Muslim Immigrants
The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released a community advisory addressing recent immigration-related announcements made by the Trump administration following the tragic shooting of two members of the National Guard last week. “While we were all horrified […]
CAIR-CA Urges Trump Admin to Lift Ban on Immigration and Visa Processing for Afghan Nationals
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today urged the Trump administration to lift its sweeping ban on all immigration-related processing for Afghan nationals and reverse its decision to issue punitive immigration measures that could affect tens of thousands of refugees, asylum seekers, green card holders, and families seeking reunification. CAIR-CA also […]
CAIR-NY Condemns FBI Surveillance of Immigration-Rights Volunteers; Condemns ICE Raid in Chinatown
The New York chapter of the Council on American‑Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today expressed grave concern over newly revealed federal documents showing that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) surveilled a private encrypted chat group used by immigration-rights volunteers in New York City, labeling their activities as “anarchist […]
CAIR Welcomes Federal Court Order Delaying Trump Administration’s Termination of TPS for Syria
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a federal court’s decision ordering the Department of Homeland Security to delay its planned termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria which is still engulfed in nearly 14 years of civil war, displacement, and humanitarian catastrophe. SEE: US judge blocks termination […]
Happening Tomorrow: CAIR-CA to Host Webinar Featuring Recently Released British Muslim Journalist Sami Hamdi
On Wednesday, Nov. 19, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) will host a webinar with British Muslim journalist and political commentator Sami Hamdi, who has recently been released and is back home in London after being unjustly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than two weeks for criticizing Israel’s genocide in Gaza. During the webinar, attendees will have the chance […]
CAIR-NC Joins North Carolina Muslim Political Groups in Joint Statement on Border Patrol Entering North Carolina
The North Carolina chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NC), the Muslim American Public Affairs Council (MAPAC), and Charlotte Muslim Caucus (CMC) today jointly condemn the United States Border Patrol’s impending incursion into Charlotte, North Carolina. On Thursday, November 13, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office announced that U.S. Border Patrol agents would be arriving […]
BREAKING: CAIR-CA, HMA Law Firm, and MLFA Welcome Government Agreement to Release UK Journalist Sami Hamdi to Return Home to Family
Civil rights groups say U.S. punished him for criticizing Israel, not for any alleged wrongdoing The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with co-counsel Hassan M. Ahmad of the HMA Law Firm and the Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA), today welcomed an agreement to release British Muslim journalist and political […]