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WASHINGTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Wednesday that his department has created a ded

New US Homeland Security Unit to Focus on Domestic Violent Extremism Voice of America 14 May 2021, 05:05 GMT+10 WASHINGTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Wednesday that his department has created a dedicated intelligence unit to focus on domestic violent extremism. The new branch will "ensure we develop the expertise necessary to combat this threat by using sound, timely intelligence," Mayorkas said at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. In addition, t...

May 13, 2021 Share U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Wednesday that his department has created a dedicated intelligence unit to focus on domestic violent extremism. The new branch will “ensure we develop the expertise necessary to combat this threat by using sound, timely intelligence,” Mayorkas said at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. In addition, the department has renamed a separate office focused on combating violent extremism to the Cent...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is establishing a new domestic terrorism branch within its intelligence arm while seeking to rebrand an office criticized under the Trump administration for doing little to

Top law enforcement officials to testify on domestic violent extremism Examining extremism in the military Replay Video UP NEXT Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas are set to testify in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday at a hearing centered around the domestic violent extremist threat facing the country. Both are expected to highlight new initiatives put forward by their respective departments as they push lawmakers to...

Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas touted Biden administration's approach to fighting domestic terrorism at a hearing Wednesday in front of a Congress still debating the cause of the January 6 US Capitol riot.

Or rather beyond where Obama dared to go. The Obama administration crippled counterterrorism by diverting it into CVE or Countering Violent Extremism. CVE was a sham that reduced counterterrorism to Twitter debates. But Biden is tossing even CVE. Those communities have long raised concerns about what DHS calls countering violent extremism, or CVE. Since the Obama administration, those efforts have been housed under a number of different monikers at DHS. But their focus on ex...

Attorney General Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas to tout anti-domestic terror efforts Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will tout the Biden administration’s approach to fighting domestic terrorism at a hearing Wednesday in front of a Congress still debating the cause of the January 6 US Capitol riot. “In our country, espousing an extremist ideology is not a crime nor is expressing hateful views or associating with hateful gr...

POLITICO DHS stands up domestic terror intelligence team The Biden administration is placing a new focus on domestic extremism. But advocates of those previously caught in the crosshairs arent sold. The Department of Homeland Security seal on the podium. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Link Copied When President Joe Biden addressed Congress last month, he said white supremacist terrorism is the greatest threat to the U.S. Now, as the White House prepares to release its report on domestic terror...

Monday, May 10, 2021 The Virtual Walk for the Homeless, sponsored by the Central Mass Housing Alliance (CMHA), benefits the Catholic Charities Family Shelter and Emergency Services, CMHA Homeless Prevention Programs, The Interfaith Hospitality Network a program of Friendly House, and St. Johns Food for the Poor. Help those who have been particularly impacted by the pandemic due to job loss and food insecurity. Learn more or make a donation at www.walkforthehomeless.org or watch the dioc...