US EditionCAIR sues Texas over terrorist designation
CAIR argues the designation violates constitutional rights including due process and free speech, marking their fourth legal challenge against Governor Abbott's actions.
- On Thursday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to block Governor Greg Abbott's proclamation, naming Abbott and Ken Paxton as defendants.
- Earlier this week, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, declared the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organizations, banning them from acquiring land in Texas under a new state law effective immediately.
- CAIR's complaint contends the proclamation violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments and Supremacy Clause, citing reliance on 'inflammatory statements that have no basis in fact,' while CAIR Litigation Director Lena Masri called the suit a defense of free speech and due process.
- Abbott ordered Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers and special agents assigned to FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces to gather intelligence, investigate illicit funding, and use Texas' Terrorist Offender Registration Program.
- CAIR pointed out it has 25 chapters nationwide and said Abbott's move lacks legal basis, highlighting prior wins, amid months‑long disputes over the East Plano/Josephine planned community and a DOJ probe closed earlier this year.
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Islamic group sues after Gov. Greg Abbott directs DPS to investigate them
The Muslim Legal Fund of America and the CAIR Legal Defense Fund, according to the lawsuit, are suing Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, alleging that the "proclamation is defamatory and finds no basis in law or fact." They argue that Abbott's designations empower Paxton to deprive Muslims' right to own Texas property, "creating an imminent risk of harm."
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EXPLOSIVE BACKSTORY: Texas declares CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations) and its parent group, The Muslim Brotherhood, as “terrorist organizations”
Raymond Ibrahim, Middle East expert, explains why it is important and why the Trump Administration should follow suit. Even several Muslim countries have designated these groups as “terrorist organizations.” Ibrahim, an Egyptian – American Coptic Christian, has been target of CAIR for many years. Declared an “unindicted co-conspirator in the largest Islamic terrorism funding case” […]
CAIR Sues Texas Texas Governor After Terrorist Designation, Calls Move ‘Unconstitutional and Defamatory’
The Council on American‑Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil‑liberties group, filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott after he designated CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organizations. CAIR called the designation “unconstitutional and defamatory.” | Border / Cartel Chronicles
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