DOJ Task Force Will Tour 15 Cities to Combat Anti-Semitism

A federal task force dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism shared plans on Tuesday for a 15-city national awareness and action tour.

Leo Terrell, chair of the Justice Department’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, plans to visit communities across the country, meet with people affected by anti-Semitism, and work on local solutions. The tour aims to tackle rising concerns head-on by encouraging more reports of bias; strengthening collaboration among police, federal authorities, and Jewish communities; building interfaith alliances; and protecting students in elementary and secondary schools.

The department did not say which cities the task force would visit.

“President Trump has made clear that this Administration will not tolerate anti-Semitism, and the Department of Justice is committed to implementing that directive,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. “This national tour is an important step in ensuring communities across the country know the federal government stands ready to work with them to confront anti-Semitic threats, protect public safety, and uphold civil rights.”

According to the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Audit of Anti-Semitism Incidents 2025, released May 6, 2026, the United States recorded 6,274 anti-Semitic incidents in 2025—a 33 percent decline from the 2024 record high of 9,354, but the third-highest total since the league began tracking such incidents in 1979 and roughly five times higher than a decade earlier.

Physical assaults reached 203—up from 196 in 2024—including 32 involving deadly weapons, with at least 300 people victimized and three fatalities—the first anti-Semitic murders in the United States since 2019.

There were an average of 17 incidents per day, and they happened in all 50 states, with the highest numbers in New York (1,160), California (817), and New Jersey (687). On college campuses, incidents dropped 66 percent to 583, largely due to fewer protests, according to the ADL.

The FBI’s 2024 hate-crime data—released in August 2025—likewise showed anti-Semitic incidents made up roughly 70 percent of religiously motivated hate crimes and 16 percent of all hate-crime victims, despite Jews making up just 2 percent of the U.S. population.

The task force said one strategy to combat anti-Semitism includes building wider interfaith resistance. The campaign will draw in Jewish, Baptist, Catholic, and Muslim congregations to present a united front. At the same time, officials will focus on elementary, middle, and high schools plus teachers unions to ensure that children remain free from discrimination and intimidation on campus.

“Jewish Americans deserve to live, work, worship, and send their children to school without fear of harassment, intimidation, or violence,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said. “Under President Trump’s leadership, the Department of Justice is taking a far more serious and coordinated approach to combating anti-Semitism than Americans have seen in years. This Committee will help ensure the federal government remains focused, proactive, and relentless in protecting civil rights and confronting anti-Semitic discrimination wherever it appears.”

Terrell will gather firsthand accounts from those who have faced threats or attacks and use those experiences to develop concrete recommendations for each stop.

President Donald Trump has made fighting anti-Semitism a priority during his second term. He has signed Executive Order 13899, “Combating Anti-Semitism,” and Executive Order 14188, “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism.”

The task force itself operates as the enforcement arm for those orders.

The campaign remains open to any community that experiences anti-Semitic incidents. Individuals who believe they have faced discrimination can file complaints through the Civil Rights Division.