AG Merrick Garland said pursuing criminal charges against hate crimes, raising awareness and bolstering reporting were among the steps the Justice Department have taken in the year since Congress approved legislation to combat attacks on Asian Americans.
, which was approved 364-62 in the House and 94-1 in the Senate, because violence against Asian American and Pacific Island communities spiked during the coronavirus pandemic. Politicians including former President Donald Trump blamed China for the pandemic.A House sponsor, Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y.
President Joe Biden hands out a pen after signing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, in the East Room of the White House, on, May 20, 2021, in Washington. Clockwise from left, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, R-Ill., Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Vice President Kamala Harris, Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., and Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii.
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