Trump imposed a travel ban on people from some majority Muslim countries during his first term. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tensions have grown on US campuses since the Hamas attacks in Israel on October. 7, with human rights groups warning about increasing antisemitism, Islamophobia, and anti-Arab hate.

The White House on Thursday announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia, detailing more than 100 steps federal officials can take to curb hate, violence, bias and discrimination against Muslims and Arab Americans.