The Coast Guard let a revised anti-harassment instruction take effect Monday that lists swastikas and nooses as "potentially divisive" symbols. The new policy created confusion after the service's ...

In November 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that, according to a new policy, the U.S. Coast Guard would no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols starting in December 2025.

In a stunning and hasty reversal, the U.S. Coast Guard announced late Thursday that swastikas and nooses are prohibited hate symbols - erasing an attempt to soften their definition after the plan ...