Leo Terrell takes Trump administration's antisemitism fight nationwide on 15-city tour

Leo Terrell, who chairs the Justice Department's Antisemitism Task Force, has begun a 15-city tour meant to carry the Trump administration's campaign against antisemitism straight to Jewish communities. He told Fox News Digital that local officials have frequently done too little while Jewish Americans face danger at schools, jobs and places of worship. The effort, called the American Tour Against Hate, opened October 14 in Michigan, where staff from the Justice Department, the FBI and the Labor Department met with residents, students, teachers and religious leaders.

Each stop lasts two days, according to Terrell: a two-hour public gathering, then a full day spent visiting synagogues, Jewish schools and community centers. He said the FBI joined the Michigan event because certain big cities, including Boston, New York and Detroit, have not pursued hate-crime cases, though he cited no particular cases. His stated aim is to bring federal help to people who feel neglected by local government. "Antisemitism is now," he said.

The latest FBI figures show agencies logged 1,528 single-bias anti-Jewish hate-crime incidents in 2025, and 62.4% of religious-bias hate-crime victims were targeted because they were Jewish.

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