The Council on American-Islamic Relations is reporting that it urged the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to restore Muslim community access to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program following a deadly anti-Muslim attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego. CAIR said the attack left five people dead, including the two attackers who died from self-inflicted wounds. The organization's letter warned that Muslim communities are being deprived of opportunities to enhance their security due to alleged past denials and restrictions on free speech rights for grant recipients. It cited reports of DHS pausing grants for review, discussing a "blanket ban" on Muslim organizations, and stripping funding based on "vague and bad-faith allegations of extremism." CAIR also raised concerns about grant conditions restricting advocacy related to Palestinian human rights.
CAIR is also demanding that Congress condemn the San Diego terror attack, which it said was fueled by anti-Muslim hate. CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw stated that the violence was an "inevitable result of years of anti-Muslim fearmongering and dehumanization." Separately, CAIR-Georgia announced it would join the Roswell Community Masjid for absentia funeral prayers and a vigil for the San Diego victims.
In other news, CAIR-New Jersey is reporting that it denounced the mistreatment of Gaza Flotilla participants and called on representatives to advocate for the release of Nutley resident Amrou Ibrahim. CAIR-NJ Public Affairs Director Naureen Akhter said Ibrahim was on a humanitarian mission when he and other passengers were "abducted by Israeli authorities on international waters."
CAIR-Michigan is reporting that it filed a civil rights complaint alleging anti-Muslim harassment and retaliation within the Eastpointe Police Department. Lead Staff Attorney Amy V. Doukoure said the allegations raise concerns about anti-Muslim bias and a failure of leadership within the law enforcement agency.
CAIR-Los Angeles is reporting that it warned a new framework at UCLA could chill free speech and called on the university to equally protect Muslim and Palestinian students. Executive Director Hussam Ayloush stated that while supporting efforts to protect all students, UCLA must not use a "flawed antisemitism framework" to suppress constitutionally protected speech, including criticism of Israel.
CAIR is also reporting that it joined over 440 other civil and human rights, faith, environmental, nonprofit organizations, and labor unions in condemning criminal charges brought by the Trump administration against the Southern Poverty Law Center, describing the charges as an "abuse of power."
CAIR-New York is reporting that it welcomed the arrest of a suspect following a knife threat incident targeting Muslim men at a Brooklyn restaurant. Executive Director Afaf Nasher said the suspect was allegedly observed making racist remarks at anti-Palestinian protests, raising concerns about bias-motivated violence. CAIR-NY also condemned an incident where eggs were allegedly thrown at worshippers at Baitul Mamur Masjid in East New York, Brooklyn, during Friday prayer.
Finally, CAIR-Connecticut is reporting that it welcomed a hate crime charge for threats targeting Connecticut's first Sikh mayor. Chairman Farhan Memon said public officials should not face intimidation or violence due to their faith or background, emphasizing the importance of investigating and prosecuting hate-motivated acts.