It was fine to be annoying pro-Hamas college student under Joe Biden, but the adults are back in charge now, and hate crimes aren't going to go overlooked. 

According to a report from Israel's Channel 12 News on Wednesday, a DOJ task force is looking into the pro-Hamas demonstrations that took place on college campuses after the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, which saw the murder of 1,200 innocents, as well as kidnappings and rapes. 

This task force is being led by Leo Terrell, who told Channel 12 that those who actively attempted to restrain Jewish people from attending class on campus or attempted to intimidate them will be seeing jail time, according to Jewish News Syndicate: 

“You see all these disorderly demonstrations, supporting Hamas and trying to intimidate Jews? We are going to put these people in jail—not for 24 hours, but for years,” Terrell, senior counsel to the assistant U.S. attorney general for civil rights, said in remarks translated to Hebrew.

Under the Biden administration, “local prosecutors did not take action to file hate crime charges,” the civil rights lawyer said. “In major cities like New York and Los Angeles, Jews have been harassed and denied access to universities. They [prosecutors] did nothing and failed at their job. We are about to do more in a month than Biden and Harris did in four years.”

The first indictments are expected to be filed in the next week and a half, he said, adding that other “aggressive” moves would also be announced.

“A lot is going to happen in the next four to five weeks,” Terrel said. “My message to Jews in the United States and around the world—help is on the way.”

The goal here is to put a stop to the hate-centric protests that plague Universities, especially those that support terrorist groups, to the point where assaults on Jewish students happen. The antisemitic sentiment that permeated through much of academia after the October 7 attacks was met with little to no resistance from local or federal law enforcement officials in various parts of the United States. 

This task force stems from President Trump signing the "Additional Measures to Combat Antisemitism” executive order. According to Terrell, a black Christian man, this task force is committed to ending the blight of antisemitism on college campuses. 

“The department takes seriously our responsibility to eradicate this hatred wherever it is found,” Terrell said. “The Task Force to Combat Antisemitism is the first step in giving life to President Trump’s renewed commitment to ending antisemitism in our schools.”

The problem is definitely out of hand. At Columbia University, a student group began publishing an anti-Israel paper called "Columbia Intifada" which spews hateful claims about Jewish people. Harvard attempted to take a stance by suspending pro-Hamas students, but caved under pressure and allowed the students back onto campus. 

Riots and injuries happened with no repercussions in some places. 

🚨 NEW:

Pro-Hamas rioters at @BarnardCollege sent an employee to the hospital last night.

The university’s response was to agree to negotiate with them in “good faith” and let them off with zero consequences.

The administration also reportedly refused to allow NYPD on campus. https://t.co/xG1sFPKJ5s pic.twitter.com/EBhi0CqlgF

— Yehuda Teitelbaum (@chalavyishmael) February 27, 2025

Jewish students were barred from traversing campus freely, and some were even assaulted. 

🚨BREAKING!🚨 Jewish student prevented from getting to class due to a pro-jihad building occupation by domestic terrorists at @BarnardCollege. @realDonaldTrump @TheLeoTerrell @AGPamBondi CALL THE NATIONAL GUARD. NOW. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/dUjAj5fdKV

— Jews Fight Back 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@JewsFightBack) February 26, 2025

It's clear things are out of hand. A terrorist group literally influenced activities on American campuses, and this influence was allowed to spread with little consequence. 

But it appears that stops now.