Trump Administration Linking Its Domestic Enemies to Foreign Terrorists - Brennan Center for Justice
An interesting analisys by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law about the motives of the Trump Administration for using terrorism designation as an internal political targeting method, and why this is an issue for democracy.
Trump Administration Linking Its Domestic Enemies to Foreign Terrorists - by Faiza Patel for Brennan Center for Justice
Falsely claiming that U.S. citizens and groups have ties to international terrorism could let the government turn tools intended to combat the likes of ISIS against its perceived foes at home.
[…] The administration’s moves to internationalize its campaign against antifa unlock powerful tools, and it is primed to use them against its perceived foes at home. The message this sends to U.S. civil society, and particularly those on the left, is unmistakable: Curtail your advocacy, however lawful, or risk becoming the next test case for a legal architecture developed to fight foreign terrorists.