Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

Rule Changes

Designated a terrorist group by Texas and Florida; suing and vowing more challenges

In less than a month, Texas and Florida governors have branded CAIR, the country’s largest Muslim civil rights group, a “foreign terrorist organization” and ordered their states to cut off contracts, jobs, and funds. CAIR calls it a smear campaign; the governors say they’re targeting Hamas-linked extremists.

Updated Dec 11, 2025