Most of its hate has been towards African-Americans, but it has also attacked Catholics, Jews and immigrants.
In spite of this, nativist sentiments led to another riot in 1849, in which nativist mobs attacked immigrants and their property.
Wolfpacks may attack citizens or immigrants, affecting the size of the city's population, and in some cases preventing almost all immigrants from settling in the city.
In addition to lynching accused criminals, the vigilantes also systematically attacked Irish immigrants.
It is a hate group that attacks immigrants, Catholics (whom its supporters call "papists") and anyone who appeals to reason and compromise.
In the mid-19th century, gangs of native New Yorkers attacked Irish immigrants right here at Broadway and Park Row.
On July 24 a group of paratroopers received suspended sentences in nearby Carcassonne for attacking North African immigrants with clubs.
They have also attacked North African immigrants.
In the 1870s Irish American immigrants attacked Chinese immigrants in the western states, driving them out of smaller towns.