超过100名美国议员要求联邦调查局（FBI）将伊利诺伊州一座印度教寺庙的袭击案作为仇恨犯罪进行调查。这一呼吁凸显了人们对反印裔敌意和信徒安全的日益担忧。
Over 100 US lawmakers asked the FBI to investigate the Aurora temple attack as a hate crime. The appeal highlights growing concern over anti-Indian hostility and worshippers' safety.
据印度新闻社（Press Trust of India）报道，超过100名美国议员已致函FBI局长卡什·帕特尔（Kash Patel），要求将伊利诺伊州一座印度教寺庙发生的企图大规模枪击案作为联邦仇恨犯罪进行调查。
More than 100 US lawmakers have asked FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate an attempted mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Illinois as a federal hate crime, news agency Press Trust of India reported.
议员们还要求提供为应对针对印裔美国人的网络威胁所采取措施的详细情况。这封信是在一名19岁枪手据称试图在位于芝加哥附近奥罗拉市的斯里·文卡特斯瓦拉·斯瓦米庙（Sri Venkateswara Swami temple）开枪射击，但霰弹枪卡壳之后发出的。
The lawmakers also sought details of steps taken to address online threats against Indian-Americans. Their letter followed an incident in which a 19-year-old gunman allegedly tried to open fire at the Sri Venkateswara Swami temple in Aurora, near Chicago, but the shotgun jammed.
这封日期为10月20日的信件由105名国会议员签署，其中包括4名联邦参议员。发起人为联邦众议员拉贾·克里希纳穆尔蒂（Raja Krishnamoorthi）。印裔美国籍联邦众议员普拉米拉·贾亚帕尔（Pramila Jayapal）、罗·康纳（Ro Khanna）、阿米·贝拉（Ami Bera）、苏哈斯·苏布拉马尼亚姆（Suhas Subramanyam）和什里·萨内达尔（Shri Thanedar）均在签署人之列。
The October 20 letter was signed by 105 members of Congress, including four US Senators. It was led by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi. Indian-American Congress members Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Ami Bera, Suhas Subramanyam and Shri Thanedar were among the signatories.
议员们还批评了特朗普政府的信息发布，称其试图使种族和宗教刻板印象合法化。
The lawmakers also criticised the Trump administration's messaging, saying it sought to legitimise racial and religious stereotypes.
他们引用了国土安全部的一条帖子，该帖子配文“离开我们的路，辛格先生，你不会开车”，并配有一名锡克教男子的形象。他们还提到教育部的一条帖子，在一名得克萨斯州共和党人抱怨南亚裔参加得克萨斯大学橄榄球赛后，该帖子宣称“让大学橄榄球再次伟大”。
They cited a Department of Homeland Security post that depicted a Sikh man with the message, "Get off our roads, you don't know how to drive Mr. Singh." They also referred to a Department of Education post declaring "Make College Football Great Again" after a Texas Republican complained about South Asians attending a University of Texas football game.
据印度新闻社报道，议员们在信中表示：“我们也深感担忧，政府的对外沟通有可能放大而非抵制针对这些群体的敌意。”
"We are also deeply concerned that communications from the administration have risked amplifying, rather than rejecting, hostility toward these communities," the lawmakers said in the letter, according to PTI.
他们表示，所谓的针对性种族仇恨、宗教场所作案地点以及大规模暴力预谋相结合，需要联邦层面的全面回应。他们称：“我们感谢FBI据报向当地调查人员提供的协助，并敦促该局确保潜在的仇恨犯罪违规行为得到明确关注。”
They said the alleged combination of targeted racial hatred, a religious setting and preparations for mass violence required a comprehensive federal response. "We appreciate the FBI's reported assistance to local investigators and urge the Bureau to ensure that potential hate-crime violations receive explicit attention," they said.
议员们引用了一份2026年9月的报告，该报告指出，在2025年1月至2026年6月期间，X平台上出现了超过54.2万条针对南亚裔的仇恨帖子。月均发帖量在2024年1月至2026年6月间上升了约240%。
The lawmakers cited a September 2026 report that identified more than 5,42,000 anti-South Asian hateful posts on X between January 2025 and June 2026. The monthly volume rose by about 240 per cent between January 2024 and June 2026.
他们还提到卡内基国际和平基金会的一项调查，结果显示，自2025年初以来，48%的印裔美国受访者表示“非常频繁”或“比较频繁”地遇到针对其社区的种族主义帖子。四分之一的受访者表示曾被辱骂。
They also referred to a Carnegie Endowment survey which found that 48 per cent of Indian-American respondents had encountered racist posts targeting their community very or somewhat often since the start of 2025. One in four respondents reported being called a slur.
议员们询问联邦调查局（FBI）是否正在调查奥罗拉案件中可能存在的种族、族裔和宗教偏见，在线平台或其他个人是否协助了所谓的阴谋，以及采取了哪些措施来保护宗教场所。
The lawmakers asked whether the FBI was examining possible racial, ethnic and religious bias in the Aurora case, whether online platforms or other individuals had facilitated the alleged plot, and what steps were being taken to protect places of worship.
“任何人都不应因其血统、外貌或信仰而担心成为攻击目标，任何教众也不应担心聚会礼拜会使其成员成为大规模暴力的目标，”议员们表示。
"No one should fear being targeted because of their ancestry, appearance or faith, and no congregation should have to wonder whether gathering for worship will make its members targets of mass violence," the lawmakers said.
该信函敦促联邦调查局将这起未遂枪击案作为可能的仇恨犯罪进行调查，追查在线平台或其他人员扮演的任何角色，并在针对印裔美国人社区的威胁下加强对宗教场所的保护。
The letter urged the FBI to examine the attempted shooting as a possible hate crime, investigate any role played by online platforms or other people, and strengthen protection for places of worship amid threats targeting Indian-American communities.