CAIR-Chicago is a lead organization in the Civil Liberties Coalition of Illinois (CLCI). The CLCI is a grouping of respected organizations in Illinois that each stands firmly in collective opposition to the reauthorization of the sunset, or expiring, provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/6/05) - CAIR is urging members of the American Muslim community and other people of conscience to contact their elected representatives and ask that they co-sponsor the recently introduced 'Security and Freedom Enhancement (SAFE) Act," designed to repeal unconstitutional sections of the original USA PATRIOT Act.