A new report by the Center for the Study of Organized Hate (CSOH) has found that hateful posts targeting South Asians on the social media platform X rose 240% between January 2024 and June 2026, climbing from roughly 13,000 monthly posts to nearly 44,000. Researchers identified over 542,000 hateful posts in the 18 months from January 2025 alone, with nearly half accusing South Asians of "invading" the US or stealing jobs, and imagery depicting them as dirty or unhygienic growing by 171%. The report links the surge to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown — including restrictions on the H-1B skilled-worker visa programme — as well as political rhetoric such as Trump's criticism of tech outsourcing to India, and official posts from government agencies that researchers say reinforce the portrayal of South Asians as permanent outsiders; the study also notes a correlation between the online hate and real-world violence, including two stabbing attacks in Utah and Wyoming that were treated as hate crimes.