Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is asking senior Trump administration officials to investigate the financing, immigration issues and activities surrounding a 7.25-acre Islamic development under construction less than 20 miles from Camp Bullis, citing allegations involving foreign funding, organizational ties and statements by the center’s imam.
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A proposed Islamic campus in Bexar County has prompted Rep. Chip Roy to ask the Trump administration for a multi-agency investigation.
In a letter obtained by the Daily Signal, Roy asked Attorney General Todd Blanche, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to determine whether the project has involved violations of federal criminal, civil, financial or immigration law.
According to the Daily Signal, Roy asked the officials to “examine whether any criminal, civil, financial, or immigration statutes have been violated in its effort to fulfill its campus expansion project.”
The project is being developed by the Northside Islamic Center of San Antonio, commonly known as NICSA. Roy became aware of the plans after a report from the RAIR Foundation published roughly two weeks earlier.
RAIR reported that construction was approaching completion on the 7.25-acre property. The site is less than 20 miles from Camp Bullis, a Bexar County military training reservation used by U.S. armed forces.
The planned campus reportedly would combine religious, residential, commercial and educational uses. Proposed facilities include a mosque, housing, businesses and K-12 schools. RAIR also reported that the project would contain separate Sharia-compliant prayer areas for men, women and children.
Roy’s letter does not claim that federal authorities have already determined that NICSA or its leaders broke the law. Instead, it asks the administration to test the allegations through an official review.
One area of concern involves the project’s fundraising. RAIR alleged that Islamic leaders connected to NICSA worked with groups the foundation characterized as affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood while seeking financial support for the expansion.
The report also raised questions about donations allegedly solicited from unidentified international sources. The available information does not identify those potential donors or demonstrate that any foreign contributions were illegal.
Roy additionally pointed to statements attributed to AbdulRahman Kattab, NICSA’s principal imam. Kattab is described as an Egyptian national suspected of being in the United States on a visa.
The congressman relied in part on video material published by RAIR. In one video, Kattab discussed the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel, in which nearly 1,200 people were killed.
RAIR characterized the recording as showing Kattab calling Oct. 7 “a day of remembrance” for Muslims. The foundation said he also stated that the attackers had revived the Ummah by demonstrating teachings from the Quran and ended the sermon with a prayer for their victory.
A second clip reportedly shows Kattab referring to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as “the Persians.”
Roy wrote that the remarks could be viewed as “showing sympathy toward the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran’s military force,” after the IRGC agreed to join the Iranian Memorandum of Understanding intended to end armed conflict in Iran.
NICSA’s governing documents, however, expressly reject terrorism. Its constitution and bylaws state that “terrorism is not a religious identity, rather it is a horrific behavior often justified by misapplied religious dogma.” The documents also say the organization condemns terrorist acts.
Roy contended that the statements attributed to Kattab appear to conflict with those written policies.
The congressman’s letter also addresses the campus’s planned Sharia-compliant facilities. Sharia law refers to Islamic religious principles governing personal and religious conduct and, depending on the interpretation or jurisdiction, aspects of civil and criminal law.
Roy argued that when Sharia is applied as a governing legal system, it can subordinate women, children and non-Muslims and impose penalties for conduct considered contrary to Islamic rules.
He stressed that American law must remain the governing authority in the United States.
“Under no circumstances should Sharia, or any foreign legal code, be practiced on U.S. soil, including community developments,” Roy wrote. “As a congressional representative who has the privilege of representing those who honorably serve in our armed forces and fulfill their duties at Camp Bullis, I have an obligation to ensure their safety and the safety of my constituents in the surrounding area.”
Camp Bullis’s role as a military training site is central to Roy’s concerns. He said the installation’s proximity to the proposed campus, combined with the allegations about financing, affiliations and leadership, warrants examination by federal agencies.
No findings from the Justice Department, War Department or Treasury Department have been reported establishing that the allegations are true or that federal law was violated.
Roy’s request instead seeks an inquiry into the project’s funding, Kattab’s immigration status, the center’s reported relationships and whether any related conduct creates legal or security concerns.
The matter remains a congressional request for investigation—not a federal conclusion of wrongdoing—concerning a religious, residential, commercial and educational development being built near an active U.S. military training reservation.
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