(Hill) A report from the Council [on] American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) showed “anti-Muslim bias incidents” in California surged 82 percent in 2017, during President Trump’s first year in office.
The report from CAIR California says the group received complaints of 2,259 “anti-Muslim bias incidents” last year, and added the bulk of reports had come from “travel” or “immigration/immigrants’ rights” reports tied to President Trump’s controversial travel ban preventing most nationals from five Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
The report’s executive summary incorrectly stated there was an 8 percent increase in “anti-Muslim bias incidents” in 2017 compared to 2016. But a spokeswoman, Marwa Rifahie, confirmed to the Hill that the number for last year was actually an 82 percent increase from 2016.
