Democrats and rights groups accuse Trump's Justice Department of ignoring hate..

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Democrats and rights groups accuse Trump's Justice Department of ignoring hate crimes

https://www.advocate.com/crime/doj-accused-ignores-hate-crimes 🔗

Trudy Ring (26 Nov 2025)

Hate crimes no longer appear to be a priority for the U.S. Department of Justice, especially those based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender. Now members of Congress and activist groups are pushing back.

The congressional representatives have written a letter expressing their concerns to Attorney General Pam Bondi, and a coalition of activists has filed a federal lawsuit seeking the restoration of the Community Relations Service, an agency within the DOJ that has provided conflict resolution services around the nation since it was established by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Community Relations Service staff has been reduced to one.

"We write to express our significant concerns that the Department of Justice is refusing to properly enforce federal hate crime statutes and to urge you to prioritize the Department's work to prevent, respond to, and prosecute hate crimes against all marginalized communities," said a letter sent to Bondi this week by 105 members of Congress.

In April, they noted, the DOJ canceled over 370 grants from the Office of Justice Programs, totaling an estimated $500 million, which supported local law enforcement agencies; victims' services organizations; substance use and mental health treatment, research, and evaluation; public safety initiatives; and more. Also, the Trump administration's fiscal 2026 budget calls for cutting all grants authorized under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and other programs to combat and prevent hate crimes.

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Their rhetoric encourages hate crimes.