Demand Federal Investigation into Laura Loomer's Anti-Muslim Hate Speech

Laura Loomer, a self-described "proud Islamophobe" with 1.9 million followers and a strong influence within the Trump administration, has called for the deportation of "every Muslim in America" following the San Diego mosque shooting that killed three Muslims. She vilified the victims' mosque as a "jihadi mosque" and described Muslims as "invasive species." Academic research on stochastic terrorism shows how such dehumanizing rhetoric from influential figures creates conditions for real-world violence against minority communities. Federal civil rights agencies have the authority and obligation to investigate this pattern of discrimination and assess the threat to Muslim American communities.