The FBI probe of the San Bernardino shooting continued, with authorities confirming they were investigating the incident as a terrorist act. Reports surfaced that Tashfeen Malik, wife of Syed Farook, had sworn allegiance to ISIS leaders via social media and that the couple took steps to erase their digital fingerprints.  The FBI found evidence that Farook had had contact with at least five individuals who had previously been on the bureau’s radar for possible involvement in terrorist plots. The couple’s landlord allowed reporters into their apartment, raising questions about whether law enforcement had allowed the trampling of a crime scene—and cries of journalistic irresponsibility triggered by correspondents putting pictures of relatives and children out over the air with no context or prior review.
The revelation that Malik came to the U.S. on a special K-1 visa last year fueled fresh concern about the security of the immigration system on Capitol Hill. (The New York Times reported that Farook applied for a permanent resident green card for his wife in 2014, and she was given a conditional green card this summer). Lawmakers scrambled to put review of the visas on an already crowded congressional calendar. Sens. Ted Cruz and Jeff Sessions sent a letter requesting immigration details on the deceased shooting suspects and their parents, and Cruz spoke out in support of gun owner’s rights. Ben Carson, a Cruz rival for the GOP presidential nomination, said that the San Bernardino shootings should effectively end the discussion over whether Syrian refugees could be safely screened.
Appearing at the annual dinner hosted by grantee Muslim Advocates, Attorney General Loretta Lynch vowed that her department would vigorously investigate claims of hate speech that could lead to anti-Muslim violence. 

Among other grantee activities:
--the Refugee Council USA and Church World Services helped build an interfaith coalition that sent a letter to all members of Congress urging them to oppose any bills that would limit resettlement based on a refugee’s religion or nationality.
--South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) put out a sign-on letter decrying the violence in San Bernardino and urging people to avoid attacking Muslims and South Asians physically or through hate speech
--Groups who attended OSF-sponsored Solidarity Summit pledged to stand with their MASA colleagues in opposition to anti-Muslim speech and acts.
--Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued a statement warning of a possible backlash against Muslims, condemning Islamophobia and urging members to report suspected hate crimes to authorities.  
--Credo, not a grantee, took a step some OSF-supported groups are discussing, petitioning President Obama to visit a mosque and denounce Islamophobia.  
--Another coalition of  Asian American and Pacific Islander groups put out a sign-on letter condemning Islamophobia.
--Deepa Iyer, former ED of South Asian Americans Leading Together, wrote a piece calling out racial coding in political responses and media coverage of the San Bernardino attacks.