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CAIR-Columbus Legal Director Romin Iqbal participated in a town-hall debate organized by local news station ABC6 on March 20, 2017. The debate was on the new refugee and travel ban on six Muslim majority countries by President Trump. Iqbal opposed …
CAIR-Columbus Legal Director Romin Iqbal gave a presentation at the North Congregational United Church of Christ on March 26, 2017. The presentation was well attended by members of the Church and lasted for around ninety minutes. In the first half …
On Monday, March 27, CAIR-Columbus and attorney Inna Simakovsky were recognized by Columbus City Council for their outstanding legal work representing a group of immigrants who were faced with losing their commercial drivers licenses. Jennifer Nimer and Simakovsky held a …
BEFORE YOU GET TO THE AIRPORT: Use a password as its more secure than a fingerprint lock. Delete and shift content to a cloud or leave device at home and use a temporary device. Make sure you do full-disk encryption …
CAIR-Ohio joined the Electronic Frontier Foundation and other leading civil rights organizations to file a brief in federal court arguing that border agents should have to obtain a warrant to search travelers’ phones, tablets, and laptops, which contain a vast …
A bill now in the Ohio House would repeal the right of discrimination and retaliation victims to file civil suit against supervisors who unlawfully harass, discriminate or retaliate against them. This will have an impact on victims of many types …
CAIR-Columbus attorneys Jennifer Nimer and Romin Iqbal participated in an event titled “Courthouse to the Community” which was organized by Columbus City Councilmember Michael Stinziano. The event was aimed at connecting immigrants with local legal service organizations. CAIR-Columbus along with 20 …
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/15/2017) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, tonight welcomed an order issued by a federal judge in Hawaii blocking President Trump’s new “Muslim Ban 2.0” executive order. That …
PHASE IN PERIOD – The Travel Ban 2.0 will not go into effect until March 16, 2017 and the older order, signed on January 27, 2017 has been replaced. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS – Ban will not apply to lawful permanent residents …
(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 3/10/17) – The Columbus Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Columbus) announced today the filing of two federal lawsuits for eleven Muslim plaintiffs with extreme immigration application delays. The first lawsuit, filed against US Attorney General Jeff Sessions and …
3/10/17 – CAIR-Columbus Executive Director, Jennifer Nimer, was appointed this week to the City of Columbus’ New American Advisory Council (“NAAC”). The NAAC consists of representatives for various elected officials along with representatives of community organizations that represent refugees and …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On Thursday, March 7th, a prominent group of interfaith clergy and community leaders gathered at Trinity Episcopal Church to condemn President Trump’s executive order banning the entry of immigrants and visitors from Muslim-majority countries, as well …
CAIR-Columbus Executive Director, Jennifer Nimer, was one of three panelists to speak at the International Women’s Day event at the Ohio Statehouse on March 6, 2017. The panelists discussed the contributions their organizations are making to advancing immigrant women’s rights …
Columbus City Council is continuing to fight against hate speech and discrimination. On Monday, March 6, from 5-7pm at the Abubakar Assidiq Islamic Center, Columbus City Council held a roundtable discussion regarding the proliferation in hateful Islamophobic rhetoric and violence across …