WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 2, 2026:

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CAIR-NY Welcomes Arrest of Suspected Perpetrator of Assault on Muslim Woman on Subway

The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed the arrest of the man suspected of assaulting a Muslim woman and destroying her phone on a Brooklyn subway platform as he shouted Islamophobic remarks.