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Are violent extremists encouraged after the Capitol attack?
Some domestic violent extremists “have been emboldened in the aftermath of the breach of the U.S. Capitol,” Jill Sanborn, the head of counterterrorism at the F.B.I., told Congress this month. The Biden administration has made fighting domestic terrorism a priority.
Is DHS responding to domestic extremism?
The assessment comes as DHS has faced scrutiny for its response to increasingly violent domestic extremism during the Trump era. Top DHS officials have spent years grappling with how to do more to combat the threat, and long chafed at what they called disinterest from the White House.
Is domestic extremism the most lethal threat to the homeland?
Domestic extremism “poses the most lethal and persistent terrorism-related threat to the homeland today,” Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, told a House committee on Wednesday. “The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and on American democracy is a searing example of this threat,” Mr. Mayorkas said.
Are Americans exercising their freedom of Assembly and speech at protests being targeted?
“It is fundamentally concerning that Americans exercising their right to freedom of assembly and speech at protests are increasingly targeted,” said Mr. Hoffman, who was not involved in the center’s report. “I think all Americans have to find that worrisome.
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