CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji attended the Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee meeting where the topic discussed was “Taking it to the Clients: A Sample of Innovative Outreach Methods.” The presentation described sample outreach methods that legal aid organizations are using to reach clients. The featured organizations were the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan [...]

CAIR Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji represented a Muslim man, unjustly delayed in obtaining citizenship, in federal court. He has been waiting 2 years and 5 months since he was told he passed his citizenship interview. The Department of Homeland Security points to the FBI name check not being completed as the reason for the [...]

CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham spoke on Radio Islam regarding the trial of Muhammad Salah. Abraham discussed the various constitutional issues surrounding the case and its impact on civil liberties. To hear the radio interview, click here: www.radioislam.com. copyright © 2006, cairchicago.org

In the month of December, CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji has had 14 status hearings in federal court representing Muslims who have experienced delays in obtaining citizenship. Two of the Muslims were granted citizenship in December, while others were re-interviewed by USCIS, and some are set for trial. The latest status hearing for the class [...]

CAIR-Chicago Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar met with representatives of a large hotel chain in order to discuss the chain’s labor practices. Several employees of the chain, both documented and undocumented workers, have complained of unfair treatment. CAIR-Chicago will soon meet with the owner of the chain to discuss the issue, and is lining up Spanish [...]

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji and Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham met with members of the Chicago Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (CLCCRUL) to discuss ideas on how the two organizations can collaborate on projects. The group discussed CLCCRUL’s hate crimes project, CAIR-Chicago’s citizenship delay project, and consultation on employment discrimination cases. copyright [...]

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Heena Musabji attended the Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee Meeting where the topic discussed was “Serving the Whole Person: How Chicago Agencies are Integrating Social Services into the Delivery of Legal Aid Representation.” Presenters described the various integrated social service models that currently exist in Chicago’s legal aid communities, and featured [...]

CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator met with representatives from various Department of Homeland Security agencies and other Muslim organizations to discuss issues pertinent to the Muslim community.

Roosevelt University and the Roosevelt Adjunct Faculty Organization (RAFO) recently agreed to settle a dispute between them that was scheduled for arbitration

CAIR-Chicago Attorney Heena Musabji represented a Muslim man in federal court who applied for citizenship over five years ago.