Category: domestic extremism

DHS Touts Counter-Domestic Extremism Plan; Rights Groups Cite Threats to Civil Liberties

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is touting a raft of new programs aimed to combat domestic extremism—many of which are raising red flags among interest groups across the political spectrum. The new DHS plans follow a March intelligence community report that deems white supremacy and violent domestic extremism as the most dangerous terror threat…


DHS Creating New Intelligence Unit To Focus On Domestic Terrorism

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is establishing a new dedicated intelligence team to focus on domestic terrorism, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced on May 11.


Biden Asked National Intelligence Director to Assess Domestic Extremism

President Joe Biden asked the director of national intelligence to assess domestic violent extremism, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday. The tasking is one of three parts of initial work on the extremism, Psaki said. Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, will work with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security…