"The Committee was deeply disturbed by the growing use of derogatory and dehumanizing language, and the dissemination of negative and harmful stereotypes targeting migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Portraying them as criminals or as a burden, by politicians and influential public figures at the highest level, particularly the President ... may incite racial discrimination and hate crimes."
"The report denounces what it says are Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) and the Customs and Border Protection's systematic use of racial profiling and arbitrary identity checks against people of Latino, African and Asian origin."
"President Trump is delivering on his promise to make our country safe again: the murder rate has plummeted to a 125-year low, with last year marking the biggest one-year drop in recorded history, crime categories are dropping across the board, and we have the most secure border in history."
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) issued a report condemning racist hate speech by U.S. political leaders, including the President, and intensified immigration enforcement actions near schools, hospitals, and faith-based institutions. The committee expressed concern about derogatory language and harmful stereotypes targeting migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, warning that portraying them as criminals or burdens may incite racial discrimination and hate crimes. The report also denounces Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection for systematic racial profiling and arbitrary identity checks against people of Latino, African, and Asian origin. The White House dismissed the UN findings as biased, citing crime reduction statistics and border security improvements as justification for immigration enforcement policies.
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