LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE RISE OF ANTI-SOUTH ASIAN HATE
September 18, 2026
September 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE RISE OF ANTI-SOUTH ASIAN HATE
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
The disturbing rise of targeted, vile and bigoted hate against our South Asian communities shocks the conscience.
Just this week, a Sikh driver in Wyoming was stabbed 17 times . . .
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE RISE OF ANTI-SOUTH ASIAN HATE
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
The disturbing rise of targeted, vile and bigoted hate against our South Asian communities shocks the conscience.
Just this week, a Sikh driver in Wyoming was stabbed 17 times . . .