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CAIR-CA Faces IRS Probe Amid Controversy and Allegations

1/14/2026

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The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) may lose its tax-exempt status due to allegations of organizing anti-Israel protests.
The Ways and Means Committee of Congress has requested an IRS investigation, citing violations related to CAIR-CA's support of campus encampments.
CAIR-CA's CEO, Hussam Ayloush, denied any wrongdoing and defended the organization as a civil rights group.
Concerns also arose regarding the disappearance of over $7 million in federal funds for immigrant resettlement.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott previously labeled CAIR as a terrorist organization, a designation the group is challenging in court.

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The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) may lose its tax-exempt status due to allegations of organizing anti-Israel protests.
The Ways and Means Committee of Congress has requested an IRS investigation, citing violations related to CAIR-CA's support of campus encampments.
CAIR-CA's CEO, Hussam Ayloush, denied any wrongdoing and defended the organization as a civil rights group.
Concerns also arose regarding the disappearance of over $7 million in federal funds for immigrant resettlement.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott previously labeled CAIR as a terrorist organization, a designation the group is challenging in court.