Justice Department to Form Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism on Campuses

The move comes after President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order countering rising hostility against Jewish students on college campuses.

Pro-Palestinian protesters rally at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on Oct. 14, 2023. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced it was forming a multi-agency task force to counter anti-Semitism in schools and on college campuses.

The task force will be headed by Leo Terrell, a senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights, and will be coordinated through the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division.