DOMESTIC TERRORISM CLASSIFICATION IN THE UNITED STATES V. CANADA AND THE UNITED KINGDOMHayek, MichelleBrooklyn Journal of International Law
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) on Tuesday called on Congress to make "domestic terrorism" a federal crime in the wake of a series of mass shootings killing dozens of people in California, Texas and Ohio since late last month. "Domestic terrorism ...
The 107th Congress of the U.S. expanded the definition of terrorism to cover “domestic terrorism” (Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act [Pub. L. No. 107-52]) as follows:While domestic terrorism is a modern term, it has a long American history that includ
a recent study by the US Congressional Research Service shows that domestic terrorists have been responsible for more than two dozen incidents in the United States since 2004. Although amendments were made in TRIPRA's 2007 reauthorization to include domestic terrorism as well as foreign acts, uncert...
"When you think about all the lives in the shootings that have happened in the United States, when you think about young children six years old, infants being shot, is this not an act of terrorism?" Fewer told Xinhua when responding to why the city's Board of Supervisors described the ...
Recent deadly attacks in El Paso, Pittsburgh, Charleston and Denver underscore the growing footprint of terrorism from within the United States. Last week, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas called thethreat of domestic, violent extremism "grave,"noting that the current threat...
"No question...that we had all these authorities when we were fighting international terrorism, that we thought, 'Well, do we really want to apply those here in the United States?' I think there are privacy and civil liberties concerns. There are First Amendment concerns. I think we've ...
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States brought the issue of terrorism to the forefront of American attention and controversy. To determine how to prevent further destruction, it is necessary to understand the shadowy phenomenon that causes it. Who are the terrorists? What ar...
Is the domestic terrorism threat growing? "Domestic terrorism notably is on the rise," McGarrity told the House Homeland Security Committee in May. "[And] the threat of domestic terrorism exists in every region of the United States and affects all walks of life." ...
Is the domestic terrorism threat growing? "Domestic terrorism notably is on the rise," McGarrity told the House Homeland Security Committee in May. "[And] the threat of domestic terrorism exists in every region of the United States and affects all walks of life." Specifically, the number of...