There was a 500 percent spike in antisemitic incidents on college campuses last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

If the task force "weaponizes the power of the federal government to suppress the speech of college kids who have advocated for Palestinian rights, then that is going to run into a wall called the U.S. Constitution," warned Edward Ahmed Mitchell, deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

The U.S. Justice Department has established a multi-agency task force to address antisemitism, prioritizing its presence in educational institutions. This initiative follows an executive order from President Trump targeting pro-Palestinian protests.

The U.S. Justice Department formed a multiagency task force on Monday to fight antisemitism, with its first priority “rooting out” antisemitic harassment in schools and universities.

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday announced the formation of a multi-agency task force to combat anti-Semitism, with the "first priority" addressing harassment on college campuses.