CAIR Lashes Out in a Panic Against the Sharia-Free America Congressional Caucus

By | June 10, 2026

CAIR. Photo: Alparslan Esmer, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons.Photo: CAIR, Alparslan Esmer, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Texas Representatives Chip Roy and Keith Self officially launched the Sharia-Free America Caucus in the House of Representatives in December. It is a much-needed incentive to counter the insidious rise of Sharia in America. Chip Roy’s website explains:

Sharia is a dominating force that is not compatible with the U.S. Constitution…

Rep. Roy said: “America is facing a threat that directly attacks our Constitution and our Western values: the spread of Sharia law. From Texas to every state in this constitutional republic, instances of Sharia adherents masquerading as ‘refugees’—and in many cases, sleeper cells connected to terrorist organizations—are threatening the American way of life. Those who succumb to this political ideology seek to replace our legal system and Constitution. Under Sharia law, there is no freedom of speech, religion, or women’s rights. Europe should be a wake-up call to America, showing what the spread of Sharia law looks like. America’s immigration system must brace to take on this battle, not only to preserve our constitutional republic but to take charge in the spiritual warfare and defend our Judeo-Christian values. I am proud to co-chair this caucus with Keith Self, as it is important that our colleagues know the state of play; the preservation of America, Western civilization, and its people depend on it.”

Rep. Self said: “The American way of life is under siege by radicals from a culture waging war against our Constitution and Western values. We’ve seen what happens when nations allow this infiltration: countries like France and England are on the verge of losing their identity and sovereignty. The same forces are at play here in America today, and if we don’t stop them, they will conquer our country too. I am proud to co-lead the Sharia Free America Caucus with Congressman Chip Roy to defend our Constitution, preserve our freedoms, and make America a Sharia-free nation—once and for all.”

In February, Robert Spencer testified before Congress about the Sharia. See HERE. It was part of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing, “Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution.”

The hearing  discussed: “Sharia law-based legal and civic institutions, how these alternative institutions are contrary to America’s founding principles, and how they may violate federal law and the Constitution.” It also examined “proposed legislative reforms that would protect all Americans from efforts to establish alternative, Sharia-based institutions.”

It should be expected that the powerful Islamic lobby, the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), would fight back tooth and nail, perhaps like they never have before, given the gravity and potential impact of the Sharia Free America Caucus to their operations, particularly given that Texas and Florida have designated CAIR a terrorist organization. CAIR referenced the Caucus an “anti-Muslim hate group,” despite its comprising of 60 members of Congress. “CAIR Welcomes Congressional Letter Opposing Anti?Muslim Hate Caucus Signed By 119 Senators and Representatives,” CAIR, June 8, 2026:

The Council on American?Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a bicameral congressional letter signed by 119 Members of the U.S. House and Senate that denounces anti-Muslim hate and “opposes” and “express[es] serious concern” about creation of the so?called “Sharia?Free America Caucus,” an anti?Muslim hate group promoting fascist legislation and policies meant to ban American Muslims from their nation.

The letter, led by U.S. Representatives James E. Clyburn, André Carson, Rosa DeLauro, Hank Johnson, Ro Khanna, Jerry Nadler, and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, warns that the hate caucus promotes legislation that discriminates against American Muslims and undermines the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious freedom.

CAIR previously designated the House’s “Sharia?Free America Caucus” as an anti?Muslim hate group masquerading as a congressional caucus, noting that it seeks to promote bigotry under the guise of policymaking….

But look:

CAIR obviously has lots to lose in the advancement of the Sharia-Free America Congressional Caucus, as it frantically wields the tired old “Islamophobia” battering ram yet again to resist efforts to keep the Sharia out of America.

The Sharia-Free America caucus needs to forge ahead with support from Americans for the sake of freedom for all. CBN discusses the Caucus:

The Sharia-Free Congressional Caucus is up to 60 members, as it faces off against an aggressive push from the leftist-Islamic alliance to try to quash it.

Ironically, many of the very values that leftists support — even to deviant heights, such as promoting transgender surgery to underage children — the Sharia opposes. The Sharia assigns the death penalty for homosexuality. As for women’s rights, just look to the Taliban or Iran to see the reality of Sharia on display.

CAIR has never advocated for American constitutional values. It is a deceptive special interest group advocating the goals of Hamas and Islamic supremacy in accordance with the Sharia.

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  1. A tactical suggestion for the Sharia-Free Congressional Caucus. Well-intentioned, but too broad. Sharia is an imitation of Jewish law (Islam is nothing but a rip-off of Judaism) and as such it has laws regarding intramural Islamic life that are no threat to America.

    What is the great threat is Islam’s polygamy, which is how they are swallowing up Europe but, thankfully, American history has a chapter to learn from.

    In upstate New York in the 1830s, Mormonism came to life practicing polygamy. When their neighbors found out, they were outraged and abused them, forcing them to move. This happened several times and they were chased away sometimes quite violently until they eventually fled the East to the West to a desolate land abutting a great salt lake and settled down.

    Over time, the community expanded in the Utah territory to the minimum number of residents required in the plan designed by Thomas Jefferson to be eligible to request that a territory become a state.

    Only, Congress said no because of their polygamy.

    And for the next forty years, the Mormons repeatedly asked for statehood and Congress refused every time until 1890 when they formally abandoned polygamy and in 1896 Utah was granted statehood.

    Ergo, attacking Sharia law opens the way to the fake charge of Islamophobia. Better to focus like a laser on just on their polygamy that renders their religion illegal in every state so that every one of their 3000-plus mosques can be served with a court order shutting them down like a drug den or whorehouse.

    • AI Overview: polygamy mormon wars ottoman immigration +12 U.S. anti-polygamy laws, initially used during the 19th-century Mormon wars to halt the influx of foreign Mormon converts, were quickly adapted by U.S. immigration officials to target and restrict Middle Eastern and Muslim immigrants from the Ottoman Empire.This historical intersection unfolded across several distinct phases:1. The Mormon “Wars” and PolygamyFederal Conflict: The U.S. government viewed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ (LDS) practice of plural marriage as a “twin relic of barbarism” (alongside slavery). This sparked the Utah War (1857–1858) and led to decades of legal battles and federal raids.Immigration Restriction: Because the Mormon church actively encouraged European converts to “gather” to Utah, the U.S. State Department actively attempted to halt this emigration at its European source through the 1879 Evarts Circular.The 1891 Immigration Act: The U.S. government federalized immigration regulation and explicitly banned polygamists from entering the country. This was drafted primarily to exclude Mormon migrants.2. Shifts in Immigration EnforcementChanging Targets: As the LDS Church officially disavowed new polygamous marriages (the 1890 Manifesto), U.S. immigration inspectors redirected the polygamy exclusion to bar migrants coming from the Ottoman Empire.The “American Mohammedans”: Restrictive officials racialized and conflated foreign religious groups, using polygamy as a legal loophole to exclude Turkish, Arab, and Muslim immigrants.Diplomatic Fallout: Applying the anti-Mormon polygamy exclusion to Ottoman citizens created ongoing diplomatic tensions, as Ottoman officials argued the U.S. was unfairly targeting Muslim travelers based on biased assumptions.3. Ottoman Immigration ContextMigration Patterns: While Middle Eastern immigration to the U.S. grew rapidly in the early 20th century, most of these early migrants were Christian minorities from the Levant, and few were actual polygamists.Strict Border Policing: Despite this, Boards of Special Inquiry routinely detained and interrogated Ottoman migrants using the polygamy question, demanding proof of marital status and religious background.Would you like to explore the specifics of how the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights or modern LDS Newsroom discuss this historical period today?

      • are there polygamous american muslims +7 Yes, some American Muslims practice polygamy, though it is very rare and makes up less than 1% of the U.S. Muslim population. Academic estimates suggest around 50,000 to 100,000 Muslims may live in such informal polygamous (specifically polygynous) arrangements nationwide.However, polygamy is illegal in the United States. Because U.S. law does not recognize multiple marriages, practicing Muslims who choose to do this must navigate it carefully:Secret Religious Ceremonies: The first wife is typically married under civil (legal) law. Subsequent wives are married through religious ceremonies (such as an Islamic nikah) that are not registered with state or local authorities.Lack of Legal Rights: Because these subsequent marriages are strictly religious, secondary wives have no legal standing under U.S. family law. They do not receive legal benefits like shared property, spousal insurance, or automatic inheritance, and are considered single mothers in the eyes of the government.Immigration Hurdles: The U.S. immigration system forbids individuals who practice polygamy from sponsoring multiple spouses, making it extremely difficult to bring additional wives from abroad.Within the American Muslim community, the practice is highly debated:Most mainstream Islamic leaders and mosques strongly discourage the practice, advising Muslims to strictly follow the “law of the land” (U.S. law).Many Imams refuse to perform plural marriage contracts to avoid legal liabilities and to prevent the emotional or financial neglect of spouses.The practice is more commonly found within certain conservative immigrant groups or within specific historical indigenous Black Muslim communities in the U.S., though it remains largely out of the public eye.Would you like to know more about how Islamic law addresses polygamy, or are you interested in how U.S. family laws handle the breakdown of unregistered marriages?