The DHS is warning law enforcement that there are potential threats of burning down or storming the US Supreme Court and murdering justices and their clerks, members of Congress, and lawful demonstrators in response to the national abortion debate.
A DHS memo warns that"domestic violence extremists and criminal actors have adopted narratives surrounding abortion rights to encourage violence, likely increasing the threat to government, religious, and reproductive healthcare personnel and facilities and ideological opponents."Intelligence officials believe people"across a broad range of ideologies are attempting to justify and inspire attacks against abortion-related targets and ideological opponents at lawful protests.
"DHS is committed to protecting Americans' freedom of speech and other civil rights and civil liberties, including the right to peacefully protest," a spokesperson for DHS said in a statement."DHS is also committed to working with our partners across every level of government and the private sector to share timely information and intelligence, prevent all forms of violence, and to support law enforcement efforts to keep our communities safe.
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