HHS probing CAIR’s alleged terror ties and what happened to $30M for Afghan refugee resettlement
By Isabel Vincent
Published June 9, 2026
Updated June 10, 2026, 8:55 a.m. ET
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is investigating what happened to $30 million it sent to a Muslim nonprofit to help resettle Afghan refugees in the US, The Post has learned.
The department is the latest to look into the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) amid accusations it has ties to dangerous groups in foreign nations including terror group Hamas.
In letters to the governors of California and Washington, where the $30 million was sent, HHS — headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — claims it has received information that “raises concerns about the business practices and ethics of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and CAIR-California.”
The June 9 letters to the two Democratic governors, written by the agency’s Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources, Gustav Chiarello, says HHS has been informed “there may be connections between CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood and its Palestinian branch, Hamas.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/09/us-news/hhs-probing-cairs-alleged-terror-ties-and-30m-afghan-refugee-resettlement/
