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.
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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August 19, 2026
To all our Dearborn families and residents: I have your back. I wish I could take away this pain, but know that you are not alone.
— Rashida Tlaib
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by number of sources- 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
- 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
- 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
- Our families do not deserve to be subjected to such hate and bigotry.12 sources2026commondreams.org
- 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
People of all faiths and of all backgrounds belong, and deserve to practice their religion and celebrate their cultures freely without fear.
Islamophobic racists are yet again marching in Dearborn to terrorize a whole faith community.
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.
Their silence is complacent and normalizes fearmongering and racism. We know that targeting any community doesn’t allow any of us to be safe.
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.
When people fly, they should be able to trust that TSA won’t divulge their sensitive information or use it for political retaliation.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
A system designed to terrorize our families, lock our neighbors in cages, and inflict suffering on our communities can never be reformed. ABOLISH ICE.
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.
the vote was about "immediately ending all U.S. participation in the Israeli government's violent assault against the people of Lebanon."
Without that support, those jets cannot drop bombs to kill Lebanese children.
Congress must reassert its constitutional authority and immediately vote to end all unauthorized U.S. participation in the destruction of Lebanon.
I want to make this very, very clear: The United States is not a bystander to these war crimes.
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.
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.
I would like answers from the Trump administration on its targeting of students as well as organizations on issues that pertain to free speech.
Too many in our communities are struggling to afford the increasingly expensive water bills, from our seniors to families with children.





