by Katie Walker | Feb 17, 2026 | Blog
CAIR-WA’s Rights and Protections for Targeted Community Includes: Recommendations from CAIR-WA in light of recent Islamophobic harassment Your rights in public places and private places What to do during an ICE encounter at home, at work, or in public What a...
by Katie Walker | Feb 11, 2026 | Blog
Immigration Courts are fast-tracking hearings for Somali immigrants in removal proceedings. It is confirmed to be happening in Seattle Immigration Court. What this means: Somali nationals, who are already in removal proceedings, are receiving notices advancing their...
by Yasseen Awadallah | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog
Update as of March 7, 2026 On Friday, Washington Republicans prioritized a foreign government over its own constituents. In the final hours before the legislative cutoff, House Republicans kept the joint memorial from going to a vote. They even threatened to delay a...
by Yasseen Awadallah | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog
Priority 1: Protect Our Civil Liberties Policy asks: Protect Muslim communities’ rights to free speech, peaceful assembly, and equal protection under the law by opposing laws and initiatives that weaken civil liberties, increase religious profiling, or stifle...
by Katie Walker | Jan 15, 2026 | Press Release
(SEATTLE, WA, 1/15/2026) – 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 celebrates the release of a Palestinian asylum seeker from...
by Katie Walker | Jan 15, 2026 | Blog
Updated 2/3/2026 There are two pieces of immigration policy news that will affect Muslim immigrant communities in Washington. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis is now ending on March 17, 2026, and the State Department paused issuing visas to many countries....
by Katie Walker | Jan 15, 2026 | Blog
CAIR-WA attorney Anessa recently had an important legal win, here is what she has to say: “I helped an Indonesian couple apply for their family based green cards in 2024. In the course of representation, I discovered that there was an old removal case pending...
by Katie Walker | Dec 22, 2025 | Press Release
CAIR-WA Praises Decision to Release Muslim Community Member from ICE Detention (SEATTLE, WA, 12/22/2025) – The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and...
by Katie Walker | Dec 18, 2025 | Blog
12/18/2025 On December 16 the Trump Administration issued another proclamation which impacts immigrant Muslim community members. The new proclamation expands the June 2025 Travel Ban, further restricting visas and entry to the United States for individuals from...
by Katie Walker | Dec 3, 2025 | Press Release
(Seattle, WA, 12/3/2025)—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 condemned President Trump’s vile statements regarding Somali-Americans...
