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Rashida Tlaib

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Rashida Tlaib is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Tlaib is known for her progressive policies and advocacy for social justice. She is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress and has been a vocal advocate for issues such as affordable housing, environmental justice, and healthcare reform. Tlaib has also been involved in efforts to address systemic racism and economic inequality.

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  1. Dearborn is a beautifully diverse place, home to a vibrant, loving Muslim community, and our families do not deserve to be subjected to such hate and bigotry.25 sources2026commondreams.org
  2. More leaders, including local elected officials, must speak out, especially against the local instigators participating in the spread of hatred under the guise of faith.25 sources2026commondreams.org
  3. People of all faiths and of all backgrounds belong, and deserve to practice their religion and celebrate their cultures freely without fear.19 sources2026commondreams.org
  4. Our families do not deserve to be subjected to such hate and bigotry.12 sources2026commondreams.org
  5. Their silence is complacent and normalizes fearmongering and racism. We know that targeting any community doesn’t allow any of us to be safe.9 sources2026commondreams.org
Aug 19, 2026

More leaders, including local elected officials, must speak out, especially against the local instigators participating in the spread of hatred under the guise of faith.

commondreams.org
Aug 19, 2026

People of all faiths and of all backgrounds belong, and deserve to practice their religion and celebrate their cultures freely without fear.

commondreams.org
Aug 19, 2026

Islamophobic racists are yet again marching in Dearborn to terrorize a whole faith community.

commondreams.org
Aug 19, 2026

Our families do not deserve to be subjected to such hate and bigotry.

commondreams.org
Aug 19, 2026

Dearborn is a beautifully diverse place, home to a vibrant, loving Muslim community, and our families do not deserve to be subjected to such hate and bigotry.

commondreams.org
Aug 19, 2026

Their silence is complacent and normalizes fearmongering and racism. We know that targeting any community doesn’t allow any of us to be safe.

commondreams.org
Aug 6, 2026

This data sharing should terrify all of us. It does nothing to make us safer, but rather endangers the basic rights of all Americans and worsens our mass surveillance crisis.

michiganadvance.com
Aug 6, 2026

When people fly, they should be able to trust that TSA won’t divulge their sensitive information or use it for political retaliation.

michiganadvance.com
Aug 5, 2026

If we truly want to unify our country, we have to really respect every single voice. We say that so willingly when we talk about Trump supporters, but we don't say that willingly for my Black and Brown neighbors and for LGBTQ neighbors or…

foxnews.com
Jul 24, 2026

These are real human beings, real lives that are being impacted, but it’s being done in a very dehumanizing, very aggressive way that it really doesn’t create a fair, just immigration system.

michiganadvance.com
Jul 24, 2026

It’s important to understand the impact of what the Trump administration is doing, using these law enforcement agencies or these extensions of agencies that are supposed to be keeping us safe. They’re actually not doing that.

michiganadvance.com
Jul 24, 2026

When ICE comes into one community and violates people’s civil rights or uses weapons, excessive force, it is a violation of all of our civil rights.

michiganadvance.com
Jul 24, 2026

You all think about ways you can obviously uplift and show what ICE is doing with the billions of dollars that the Trump administration has been pouring in there.

michiganadvance.com
Jul 14, 2026

A system designed to terrorize our families, lock our neighbors in cages, and inflict suffering on our communities can never be reformed. ABOLISH ICE.

theguardian.com
Jul 1, 2026

Trump’s illegal and unprovoked bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president are grave violations of international law and the U.S. Constitution. These are the actions of a rogue state.

foxnews.com
Jul 1, 2026

the vote was about "immediately ending all U.S. participation in the Israeli government's violent assault against the people of Lebanon."

cbsnews.com
Jul 1, 2026

The American people do not want another regime change war abroad.

foxnews.com
Jun 30, 2026

Without that support, those jets cannot drop bombs to kill Lebanese children.

theintercept.com
Jun 30, 2026

Congress must reassert its constitutional authority and immediately vote to end all unauthorized U.S. participation in the destruction of Lebanon.

theintercept.com
Jun 30, 2026

I want to make this very, very clear: The United States is not a bystander to these war crimes.

theintercept.com
Jun 26, 2026

These sentences are a travesty and totally unjustified, but that’s the point. Americans hate the fascist Trump regime, so the only way they can try to cling to power is brute force.

theguardian.com
Jun 17, 2026

What I’m hearing from constituents and others is that there’s a sense that this is politically motivated because 17 law enforcement agencies were involved.

michiganadvance.com
Jun 17, 2026

I would like answers from the Trump administration on its targeting of students as well as organizations on issues that pertain to free speech.

michiganadvance.com
Jun 16, 2026

Too many in our communities are struggling to afford the increasingly expensive water bills, from our seniors to families with children.

michiganadvance.com

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