A message from CAIR

 Today, CAIR’s legal team, in collaboration with two prominent attorneys, filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. government on behalf of Palestinian American families stranded in Gaza. These families, U.S. citizens and lawful residents—have been abandoned in a warzone and denied the same evacuation efforts extended to Americans of other nationalities.


This discriminatory policy violates American laws, including the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection for all U.S. citizens and lawful residents abroad. It is an injustice that cannot stand.

 

Can we count on you to help us win this fight?

We represent people like:

• Khalid Mourtaga, a U.S. citizen from Mississippi, stranded in Gaza with his family. Since the war began, Khalid has lost loved ones, endured untreated Hepatitis A, and struggled to survive on infested food and polluted water.

• Sawsan Kahil, whose husband remains trapped in Gaza. Since their wedding, Sawsan has fought tirelessly to secure his evacuation as he struggles daily amidst bombings, food shortages, and unclean water.

• Salsabeel ElHelou, a mother of three young children. Her teenage son was maimed in an airstrike, and all her children suffer from malnutrition and untreated wounds. Every day, Salsabeel wakes up not knowing if her family will survive another bombing.

There are countless others like Khalid, Sawsan, and Salsabeel who are ignored by this racist policy.

We are fighting to change this injustice. 

 

Your donation ensures we have the resources to take this case all the way to victory.

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