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Top 10 Heartbreaking Moments of Hate in 2021, and How ADL Responded

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Capitol Insurrection
The year 2021 was marked by a series of heart-wrenching setbacks in the fight against hate around the world. From the Capitol insurrection on January 6 to brazen attacks on Jews, Asian Americans, and other marginalized groups in the streets of New York and Los Angeles, these events drew back the curtain on the prevalence of antisemitism and racism, fueled hatred in our communities and fostered division across society. Fortunately, they did not come without repercussions or a response…
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ADL Congratulates President Trump, VP-elect Vance and All Candidates Who Won Last Night

Press Release
New York, NY, November 6, 2024 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today congratulated President Donald J. Trump, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and all the candidates who won last night. Jonathan Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: We congratulate President Donald J. Trump, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and all the candidates who won last night. We look forward to working with the incoming Administration, Congress and all elected officials in pursuit of our 111…
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Brandeis Center/ADL File Federal Complaint Against Berkeley K-12 Schools For "Severe and Persistent" Antisemitic Bullying

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Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights against the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) for failing to take action to end nonstop bullying and harassment of Jewish students by peers and teachers since Oct. 7. According to the complaint, Berkeley administrators have ignored parent reports and…
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Ocho datos sobre los inmigrantes y la inmigración

Fact Sheet
In an age of disinformation and bigotry, misconceptions about immigrants and anti-immigrant hate have spread throughout American politics and society. As a result, this country has seen a concerning uptick in rhetoric, policies, and social movements that threaten to or directly harm immigrants and refugees. This resource contains information and sources that set the record straight and will hopefully help mitigate the damage caused by disinformation about immigrants.   The following are…
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The State of Play on Campus: A Disturbing Rise in Antisemitism that Demands a Full Scale Response

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The Jewish community faced unthinkable tragedy on October 7th, when the terrorist group Hamas committed mass atrocities against thousands of Israelis, including murder, torture, dismemberment and rape. As the global Jewish community mourns our collective trauma, one could imagine a world in which Jewish students were comforted on campus with supportive words, candlelight vigils, and an understanding community mobilizing to support their needs. Instead, increasing numbers of Jewish students…
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Los incidentes antiisraelíes en los campus universitarios suelen estar marcados por la difamación de los sionistas y el apoyo al terror, concluye la ADL

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La ADL contabilizó 665 incidentes antiisraelíes en el último año académicoNueva York, NY, 13 de septiembre de 2023... Según un nuevo informe de la Liga Antidifamación (ADL), la reciente actividad antiisraelí en los campus universitarios de Estados Unidos se caracterizó por el vilipendio de los sionistas y las expresiones de apoyo a la violencia y a las organizaciones terroristas. En total, hubo 665 incidentes antiisraelíes…
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Anti-Israel Incidents on College Campuses Often Marked by Vilification of Zionists and Support for Terror, ADL Finds

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ADL tallied 665 anti-Israel incidents in the last academic yearNew York, NY, September 13, 2023… Recent anti-Israel activity on U.S. college campuses was defined by the vilification of Zionists and expressions of support for violence and terrorist organizations according to a new report from ADL (Anti-Defamation League). In total, there were 665 anti-Israel incidents nationwide from June 2022 through May 2023.   The annual report from the ADL Center on Extremism identifies a broad…
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Arizona v. Mayorkas (U.S. Supreme Court, 2023)

Amicus Brief
Title 42 is a public health law that was invoked by the Trump Administration at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to turn away asylum seekers, contrary to the expertise of public health professionals and U.S. obligations under national and international law. President Biden continued and expanded its use, long after other pandemic measures ended. In Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Administration must end its use of Title 42 to expel…
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Litigating Against Extremism

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ADL’s new capacity to support municipalities, and others interested in using the law to deter harm and hold individuals and groups accountable for violent extremist actions. As our democracy as well as vulnerable communities are increasingly at risk of extremist violence and threats, ADL has expanded its capacity to support municipalities, community organizations and others interested in learning more about how to use the law to deter harm and hold individuals and groups responsible for…
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Información errónea y desinformación electoral: Cómo saber qué es cierto y qué es falso

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Collage of newspaper headlines of 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
La información falsa y engañosa sobre el voto y las elecciones perjudica tanto a los individuos como nuestra capacidad de hacer realidad la promesa de la democracia para todos. Esta guía puede ayudar a aclarar qué es la información errónea, en qué se diferencia de la desinformación, cómo detectarla y qué podemos hacer al respecto, incluyendo la búsqueda de información precisa sobre las elecciones. Informaci…
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Louisiana v. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (U.S.C.A. 5th Circuit, 2022)

Action Guide
Under the Trump Administration and continued under the Biden Administration, a public health law called Title 42 has been used against many seeking asylum and other forms of immigration relief at the U.S. border, denying them entry under the pretext of covid-19 prevention. The Biden Administration had announced that it would stop expelling migrants under Title 42 starting May 23, 2022. The plaintiff states in this case are challenging the Title 42 wind-down on Administrative Procedure Act…
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ADL Hopeful with Outcome in Migrant Protection Protocols Supreme Court Case

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New York, NY, June 30, 2022 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Texas, a 5-4 ruling that the Biden administration properly rescinded the Trump Administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP).  Informally known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy, under this cruel policy more than 71,000 asylum seekers arriving at the U.S./Mexico border have been forced to return to Mexico to await their U.S. asylum…
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Biden v. Texas (U.S. Supreme Court, 2022)

Amicus Brief
Under the Trump Administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), most asylum seekers arriving at the U.S./Mexico border were forced to return to Mexico to await their U.S. asylum hearing. The Biden Administration attempted to terminate the program. Texas and Missouri sued to stop termination of the program. The district court entered a nationwide permanent injunction requiring the Department of Homeland Security to reinstate…
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ADL Condemns U.S. Senate Failure on Critical Voting Rights Legislation

Press Release
Bills would restore and enhance portions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 recently struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court New York, NY, January 20, 2022 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) strongly condemns the failure of the U.S. Senate to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. The Senate’s failure to enact this vital legislation leaves the touchstone of our democracy – free, fair, and accessible elections – vulnerable to ongoing assault not only from violent…
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New ADL Report: Stolen Election Conspiracies are Energizing Extremists and Going Mainstream

Press Release
New York, NY, January 5, 2022 … More than a year since claims surfaced of a “stolen” or “rigged” election, and 12 months after the Capitol insurrection, conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election are alive and well. These lies have the potential to fuel future domestic extremist attacks, according to a new report from ADL (the Anti-Defamation League). For its new report, “A Year After the Insurrection, 2020 Election Lies Continue to…
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Members of ADL Task Force Call on Secretary Blinken to Broaden Priority-2 Refugee Admissions Status to Afghan Minority Groups

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New York, NY, November 29, 2021… Members of ADL’s (the Anti-Defamation League’s) Task Force on Middle East Minorities issued a letter today calling on United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to broaden the criteria for Priority-2 refugee admissions status to include Afghan nationals from ethnic and religious minority groups that have a well-founded fear of persecution under Taliban rule. Vulnerable ethnic and religious groups are now in much greater peril since…
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Eight Facts about Immigrants and Immigration (In English and Español)

Fact Sheet
In an age of disinformation and bigotry, misconceptions about immigrants and anti-immigrant hate have spread throughout American politics and society. As a result, this country has seen a concerning uptick in rhetoric, policies, and social movements that threaten to or directly harm immigrants and refugees. This resource contains information and sources that set the record straight and will hopefully help mitigate the damage caused by disinformation about immigrants.   The following are…
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ADL Condemns Supreme Court Decision Limiting the Freedom to Vote

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New York, NY, July 1, 2021 … ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) is deeply disturbed by today's Supreme Court decision further undermining the landmark Voting Rights Act. In its 6-3 ruling in Brnovich v. DNC, the Court said that the Act did not bar Arizona lawmakers from limiting voters’ access to the ballot, even though the Arizona legislation disproportionately affected Black and brown voters, Native American voters, students, and low-income voters. “Unfortunately, this…
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Pekoske/Wolf v. Innovation Law Lab (U.S. Supreme Court, 2021)

Amicus Brief
Under the “Remain in Mexico” policy, also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), certain asylum seekers arriving at the U.S./Mexico border were forced to return to Mexico to await their U.S. asylum hearing. As of January 2021, tens of thousands of MPP asylum seekers were waiting in Mexico for their asylum hearings, which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020 with no clear dates for when the hearings would resume. ADL joined 110 other…
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