Cloud on COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act: There are already laws in place
and last updated 2021-05-26 23:41:19-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â NBC News recently reported an Asian woman was attacked with a hammer in New York City earlier this month.
Two elderly Asian women also reportedly were attacked with cinder blocks in Baltimore.
President Joe Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law May 20 after the measure, which was introduced by Hawaiian Sen. Mazie Hirono, sailed through Congress with bipartisan support.
The act aims to stop hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by giving grants to local police, boosting awareness as well as outreach to hate-crime victims, and a new position at the Justice Department to expedite the review of hate-crime incidents related to incidents spurred by the novel coronavirus Chinese origins.
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