Treasury Department Affirms Title VI Protections Against Ancestry and Ethnicity Discrimination

As part of Biden-Harris Administration’s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, Treasury Department Joins Agencies from across the Administration in Affirming Title VI Enforcement Against Antisemitic, Islamophobic, and other DiscriminationWASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) today joined seven other federal agencies in clarifying for the first time that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which protects individuals from discrimination based on actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, offers protection against certain forms of antisemitic, Islamophobic, and related discrimination and bias. The fact sheet released today describes ways this protection may cover individuals who are or are perceived to be Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, or of another religious group.