Lawsuit Filed After Allegations of Asian Discrimination by Police Officers in a California County
More than 28% of drivers stopped in 2021 by sheriff’s deputies in one California county were Asian American even though Asians make up about 2% of its adult population, according to a new lawsuit filed by four Asian Americans.
Driving the news: The class-action suit, which comes as the U.S. struggles to confront a sustained surge in anti-Asian hate and discrimination, alleges that Siskiyou County officials and law enforcement have threatened, targeted and intimidated Hmong Americans and other Asian Americans in an effort to drive them out of the area.
Details: The lawsuit claims Siskikyou County officials and the Siskiyou sheriff “used widespread racial profiling in traffic stops, restricted access to water making it difficult for Asian American residents to live, and placed unlawful liens to dispossess Asian Americans of their land.”
