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Domestic terrorism or homegrown terrorism is a form of terrorism in which victims "within a country are targeted by a perpetrator with the same citizenship" as the victims. [1] There are various different definitions of terrorism , with no universal agreement about it.
In the United States, domestic terrorism is defined as terrorist acts that were carried out within the United States by U.S. citizens and/or U.S. permanent residents. [1] As of 2021, the United States government considers white supremacists to be the top domestic terrorism threat.
Under the Patriot Act of 2001, the federal government described domestic terrorism as an act “dangerous to human life” that aimed to intimidate civilians or the government.
The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after ...
In a memo to DHS employees, Alejandro Mayorkas wrote that recent events, including the January 6th attack on the Capitol, highlighted the threat domestic extremism poses.
Although terrorism has been given several different definitions, it is most commonly defined as the use of violence to achieve political goals. [1] Political terrorism has accounted for the majority of attacks in recent decades (a trend that has accelerated in recent years), while Islamist terrorism has accounted for the majority of deaths. [2]
The White House did not make a decision about whether to seek a new law with specific criminal penalties for committing or supporting domestic terrorism.
The White House released the United States' first strategy to address "ideologically inspired" violence in August 2011. [1] Entitled Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States (National Strategy for Empowering Local Partners), the eight-page document outlines "how the Federal Government will support and help empower American communities and their local partners ...