by CAIR Washington | Sep 16, 2025 | Blog
“What can one young Muslim do to fight the injustices plaguing the world today?” This question that many young people repeatedly ask themselves was the guiding focus for CAIR Washington’s Muslim Youth Leadership Program. From August 5th to August 15th, CAIR-WA brought...
by CAIR Washington | Aug 4, 2025 | Blog
Remember how the agency that oversees Washington public schools put out a problematic document about Islamophobia last year? With CAIR-WA’s input, they finally re-issued a fully updated version. Why it matters: This is an example of how we achieve structural...
by Katie Walker | Jul 8, 2025 | Blog
During these difficult times, we wanted to share a few bright spots from our immigration team. Citizenship A client originally from Afghanistan had previously been denied citizenship due to difficulty with the civics portion of her citizenship exam. Our legal team was...
by Katie Walker | Jul 8, 2025 | Blog
The 2025 Washington State legislative session lasted105 days from January 13 to April 27. Our priorities were the following: 1. Protect Our Communities Our ask for legislators: We ask that you protect our fundamental constitutional rights to free speech and assembly...
by Katie Walker | Jun 4, 2025 | Blog
May 23, 2025—CAIR-WA staffers Faiza (Deputy Legal Director) and Sabrene (Community Legal Advocate) just got back from helping a CAIR Washington client who had immigration officers show up to his house. An Afghan brother who is here on parole and seeking asylum got a...
by CAIR Washington | May 19, 2025 | Blog
On April 25, CAIR-WA sent in a public comment to USCIS regarding their proposed rule on the collection of social media handles on immigration forms. We are sharing the comment in its entirety below. April 25, 2025 Jerry L Rigdon Acting Chief, Regulatory Coordination...
