Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is calling on the Justice Department to prosecute pro-Palestine student groups that have engaged in acts of violence in the wake of escalating anti-Israel protests on college campuses nationwide.

In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday, Scott said that pro-Palestine student groups “are conspiring to violate the civil rights of a religious minority.”

The Florida Republican also asked Garland what steps his department has taken to hold the leaders of pro-Palestine student groups accountable.

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