WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on June 30, 2026:

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CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Enhancement for Racist Attack on Black Man in Missouri

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for a hate crime enhancement to be considered following an alleged racist attack on a Black man in Hazelwood, Missouri.