"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. They were led by Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin,"
Federal enforcement of hate crime statutes appears deprioritized, particularly for crimes based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender. Congressional members and activist groups have responded with a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and a federal lawsuit seeking restoration of the Community Relations Service. The Community Relations Service, founded by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide conflict resolution nationwide, has been reduced to one staffer. In April, the DOJ canceled over 370 Office of Justice Programs grants totaling about $500 million. The Trump administration's fiscal 2026 budget proposes cutting grants authorized under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. provisions.
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