Judges and Border Police Targeted by Anti-Government Extremists, Doxed as ‘Traitors’
WiredAnti-immigrant rhetoric in the United States is fueling a surge in violent threats against federal judges and other government officials, intelligence officials say, imperiling security operations at the US border and putting law enforcement lives at risk. “Individuals self-identifying as militia members have posted names and photos of officers on social media, calling them ‘traitors’ in reaction to perceptions of their work along the US-Mexico border,” the report says, noting that the threats have included calls for attacks on “migrants and buildings using explosives” as well. “Perceptions of government inadequacy related to immigration policy, and narratives describing immigration as an ‘invasion,’ remain a consistent driver for some individuals calling for violence against migrants and government personnel,” the memo says. The former president has called recent immigration “the greatest invasion in history,” as Trump and his surrogates have continued pushing the great replacement theory, a racist fiction of a “migrant invasion” being purposefully whipped up by societal elites, with their goal being to dilute the political power of white Americans. Some iterations of the great replacement theory also blame Jewish people for orchestrating this “invasion.” “We all know what it means when political leaders vilify groups as vermin, as marauding invaders, as poisoning the nation’s blood,” says Ryan Shapiro, executive director at Property of the People.
History of this topic
Devastating government report reveals how the Biden administration is making it 'easier' for 'dangerous' migrants to get into the U.S.
Daily Mail
Immigration officers will have more discretion over arrests, deportations
Live Mint
Op-Ed: Abusing migrants while on horseback? That fits with the Border Patrol’s long history of brutality
LA Times
Racist ‘extremists’ most dangerous: US intelligence report
Al Jazeera
US intelligence report says election fraud claims ‘will almost certainly’ spur more violence by domestic extremists
CNN
Activists wary of broader law enforcement after Capitol riot
The IndependentDiscover Related
)
)
)
