Democratic Senators called for the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil rights division to release a detailed plan to address coronavirus-related hate crimes and discrimination against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders.
U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), along with Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and 12 other senators sent a letter to the Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband, expressing their “deep concern” and asking the administration to implement a clear plan to protect Asian Americans from discrimination and attacks due to the pandemic.
