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...
by Katie Walker | May 16, 2025 | Blog, WA Muslim Survey
Announcing the Youth Washington Muslim Survey 2025! CAIR-WA has launched a survey focusing on school bullying for young Muslims in Washington. This survey is the first of its kind for Muslim youth in Washington state. As many of you know, Islamophobia has existed in...
by CAIR Washington | Apr 24, 2025 | Blog, Press Release
(OLYMPIA, WA – 4/23/2025) — Today, the Washington State House read a resolution recognizing Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi’s life and activism. Her family attended the reading of the resolution and spoke at a press conference afterward. On September 6, 2024, an Israeli sniper...
by Katie Walker | Jan 9, 2025 | Blog
Date: Wednesday, February 26 Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Location: State Capitol Campus in Olympia, WA Register here CAIR-WA’s 2025 Muslim Day at the Capitol brings together leaders and community across the state. This full-day event will include meetings with...
by Katie Walker | Jan 8, 2025 | Blog
The overarching goal of CAIR Washington’s 2025 Legislative Agenda is to protect our communities. Priority 1: Fight Anti-Muslim Hate Policy asks: Support Senate Bill 5106 and House Bill 1434, which would make the first day of Eid al-Fitr and the first day of Eid...
