New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has asked local law enforcement agencies statewide to be vigilant about identifying and reporting possible hate crimes. Rana Novini reports.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has asked local law enforcement agencies statewide to be vigilant about identifying and reporting possible hate crimes.
Schneiderman made the announcement Thursday surrounded by immigrants' rights advocates.
The Democrat says he sent local district attorneys and police chiefs a bulletin reminding them of state bias crime statutes and the need to report such claims.
The FBI reported Monday that hate crimes against Muslims in the U.S. rose to their highest number since the 9/11 attacks in 2015.
That calendar year included terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California.
After the California shootings, Republican President-elect Donald Trump called for a moratorium on Muslims entering the U.S.
Schneiderman is a Trump foe. His civil fraud lawsuit lawsuit against Trump University is pending.
