The U.S. Coast Guard reclassified swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols” after intense backlash for a previous policy that changed their designation to “potentially divisive.”

The Coast Guard had signed off on a policy on November 13 that downgraded the classification of symbols such as swastikas and nooses, according to a report from the Washington Post. They were instead called “potentially divisive,” and included “any symbols or flags co-opted or adopted by hate-based groups as representations of supremacy, racial or religious intolerance, or other bias.”

The report drew immediate scrutiny. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., called the policy “absolutely horrific,” while Sen. Catherine Cortez Mastro, D-Nev., said the swastika is “a hate symbol, plain and simple.”

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