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How Weโ€™re Standing Up to Donald Trump. Again.

by CAIR Los Angeles
The reelection of Donald Trump has raised concerns for those who remember the heightened climate of fear and hostility that followed his first election in 2016. Under his presidency, we witnessed rampant Islamophobia, xenophobia, and racism, which fueled one of the largest waves of hate targeting American Muslims in the last 30 years. The next four years will be a challenge. We must brace ourselves for the resurgence of discriminatory policies and attacks on our freedoms; but CAIR-LA is committed to continuing the fight to defend the civil rights, safety, and dignity of all those facing injustice. Here are 4 ways we plan to hold the incoming Trump administration accountable from day one.
1. ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

During his first term, Trump implemented significant restrictions on immigration, including measures targeting refugees and immigrants from Muslim-majority countries known as the Muslim Ban. During his 2024 campaign, he promised to double down on similar policies, including carrying out โ€œthe largest domestic deportation operation in American history.โ€

CAIR-LA will stand firmly with our allies and state officials to defend the fundamental right to seek asylum and resist efforts to reinstate discriminatory immigration policies, including the reintroduction of the Muslim Ban. Our efforts will also focus on expanding Temporary Protected Status designations, securing legal pathways for DACA recipients, pushing for the continuation of Deferred Enforced Departure for Palestinians, and opposing mass deportations and the cruel separation of families.

Sources: LA Times, ACLU

๐Ÿ. ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ 

For years, American Muslims have been subjected to unlawful surveillance on the basis of their religion. In 2016, Trump also called for the surveillance of mosques and for the creation of a national database to track Muslims in the U.S.

Building on CAIRโ€™s historic Supreme Court case against the FBIโ€™s unconstitutional watchlist and lawsuit against the governmentโ€™s racist No Fly List, CAIR-LA will continue to challenge invasive and unjust government surveillance programs that target American Muslims.

Sources: CNN, ACLU

๐Ÿ‘. ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ

Trumpโ€™s choice of cabinet members and campaign promises directly threaten the rights and freedoms of Americans, including peaceful demonstrators on college campuses. He has even claimed that he will deploy the U.S. military to stop protests across the country.

CAIR-LAโ€™s legal team will continue working to counter all politically motivated efforts to suppress and infringe upon Americansโ€™ fundamental rights, including freedom of speech, assembly, and expression. CAIR-LA will also continue to defend studentsโ€™ constitutional rights as they engage in protected activities on their college campuses.

Source: ACLU

๐Ÿ’. ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐›๐ข๐š

After the 2016 election, Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hate spiked in the U.S.; in the last 13 months, CAIR-LA has once again seen hate targeting Muslims rise at an alarming rate.

Through free legal services and legislative advocacy, CAIR-LA will continue to protect community members facing Islamophobia and other forms of hate, violence, and discrimination. CAIR-LA will also continue combating Islamophobia and misinformation in the media as well as providing important community resources and updates.

๐™…๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™…๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™š

No matter who holds office, we will not back down from the fight for our rights. As Trump builds on his legacy of hate and division, CAIR-LA will continue to build our legacy of justice and freedom for all people everywhereโ€”but a fight this big will take all of us.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ

CAIR-CA is available to provide expert commentary on a range of civil rights and social justice issues impacting the Muslim community in California.

Our media team can connect you with knowledgeable spokespersons from our four regional offices:

Greater Los Angeles Area
Digital Communications Manager Enjy El-Kadi
714-851-4851
eelkadi [at] cair.com

Sacramento Valley/Central California
Executive Director Reshad Noorzay
916-441-6269
rnoorzay [at] cair.com

San Diego
Executive Director Tazheen Nizam
760-201-7626
tnizam [at] cair.com

San Francisco Bay Area
Communications Manager Lorrie Adam
408-498-5779
ladam [at] cair.com
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