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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) sued and was successful in getting the FBI to stop the surveillance of Mosques as a general practice. This was good for the Muslim Brotherhood but bad for America. Jihad Watch: Hamas Found to Be Storing Weapons in Mosques by Robert Spencer on Aug 27, 2026 ..."The most important detail about the weapons storage facilities, meanwhile, was that these guns, rockets, explosive devices, grenades, ammunition, and more were stored inside mosques, as well as “alongside humanitarian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.”... https://jihadwatch.org/2026/08/hamas-found-to-be-storing-weapons-in-mosques CAIR-CA Welcomes Landmark Ruling Permitting Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Surveillance of Muslims March 1, 2019 by CAIR San Francisco Bay Area The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today applauded a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit establishing that the courthouse doors remain open to members of the Muslim community who challenge unlawful government surveillance against them. In a landmark victory for freedom of religion and human rights, the court ruled the government could not bar the plaintiffs from obtaining their day in court simply by raising the specter of “terrorism” and “national security.” In 2011, the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, CAIR-CA, and the law firm Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP filed a class action case, Fazaga v. FBI,... https://ca.cair.com/press-release/cair-ca-welcomes-landmark-ruling-permitting-lawsuit-challenging-unlawful-surveillance-of-muslims/ Is the FBI allowed to surveil Mosques? AI Overview: The FBI is not legally permitted to surveil mosques—or any house of worship—solely based on religious activities or beliefs. Under the U.S. Constitution and the Department of Justice Attorney General Guidelines However, the agency is allowed to conduct surveillance inside a mosque if it has a specific, legally verified investigative lead targeting a particular individual suspected of a crime or terrorism Despite these legal boundaries, the FBI's operations in houses of worship have faced immense scrutiny, landmark lawsuits, and shifting policy changes.