CAIR Washington

Members of Western Washington’s vast Somali community are speaking out after President Trump used harsh language to describe Somali immigrants living in the U.S. -> king5.com/article/news/l…

UPDATE: yesterday, @CAIRCalifornia met with detained British journalist Sami Hamdi at an ICE detention facility in California. After the meeting, CAIR-CA, @MLFA, and attorney Hassan Ahmad filed a lawsuit and multiple motions to protect Mr. Hamdi's rights and block the government from transferring him away from his legal team while his case unfolds. Here is a statement: "We were heartened to see that Sami Hamdi is in positive spirits despite his abduction and the ongoing deprivation of his freedom. He is more dedicated than ever before to continue standing in solidarity with Americans advocating for free speech, human rights, and justice for all. "We and our partners have now filed multiple legal motions, including a temporary restraining order to ensure that the government does not disappear Mr. Hamdi into a faraway detention facility, cut off from his legal team, while his case unfolds. "We again call on the @StateDept and @ICEgov to stop abducting journalists, students and others with valid visas based on their criticism of a foreign government's genocide. Every single person on American soil, including immigrants and visitors, has the right to free speech. "If the government can cancel a valid visa because it does not like what a person says or believes, then anyone legally visiting, studying or working in our country—whether conservative or liberal, religious or secular—would be in danger of abduction and deportation if the government happens to dislike their speech. This is not what the Constitution permits or envisions, and this practice must end with Sami Hamdi." Learn more here: cair.com/press_releases… @SALHACHIMI @cairlosangeles @CAIRSFBA