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The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a bulletin warning of violence by domestic extremists. NPR takes a snapshot of the current threat.
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Senate confirmation of the first immigrant to lead DHS comes on the same day President Biden is expected to sign a series of executive actions on immigration.
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The bulletin did not cite any specific threat but said that the risk of violence will persist for weeks. It warned that some extremists may be "emboldened" by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Alejandro Mayorkas, who would be the first Latino and first immigrant to lead DHS, was previously the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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President-elect Joe Biden named three more National Security Officials with expertise in two big threats: the domestic attack on the Capitol, and the recent big hack on U.S. networks.
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The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security wrote detailed threat assessments before Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer, but offered only general warnings before the events on Jan. 6.
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Wolf's departure from the Trump administration, just days before the president's norm-shattering term is set to come to a close, is the most recent cabinet resignation in recent days.
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Christopher Krebs says he was talked about like a "traitor" for stating the 2020 presidential election was "the most secure in American history."
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Mayorkas, who was born in Havana came to the U.S. with his family as a political refugee. He served as USCIS chief in the Obama administration.
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Members of Congress have no one to ask in Thursday's hearing about reports of mistreatment against ICE detainees and an alleged push to alter intelligence.
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Elizabeth Neumann, a former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, says the Trump administration is creating the conditions for domestic extremism to flourish in the U.S.
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Wolf has headed the department in an acting capacity since last November. It is unclear if the GOP-controlled Senate will vote to confirm him.