Manhattan sees spike in anti-migrant attacks as hate crime cases remain high

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Manhattan sees spike in anti-migrant attacks as hate crime cases remain high

In 2023, the Manhattan District Attorney initiated just one hate crime prosecution based on national origin. Last year, that number spiked to 10, with anti-migrant sentiment as the alleged motivation for six of the 2024 incidents. This early in 2025, there are already three anti-national origin cases this year, tied with antisemitism for most of any hate crime category. “We’ve seen an increase in incidents pertaining to migrants [and] unprovoked…