Extremist violence targeting migrants along the southwest border could rise amid the possible lifting of the public health restriction known as Title 42, according to a Department of Homeland Security intelligence assessment obtained by ABC News.
January 4, 2023, 8:18 PMA seal at the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, DC on November 1, 2022.Extremist violence targeting migrants along the southwest border could rise amid the possible lifting of the public health restrictionThe bulletin, dated Dec. 23 and issued by DHS’ intelligence and analysis branch, came just before thethey would hear arguments on whether or not the policy should continue.
"But our insight into DVE plotting is constrained by these individuals’ use of online security measures to limit exposure to law enforcement," the DHS assessment notes. “The tactics discussed are consistent with DVE messaging and include firearms attacks, the placement of land mines along migration routes, and luring migrants into trailers to poison them with gas, according to DHS reporting,” the bulletin states.
According to the department, social media users have discussed shooting electrical substations near the southern border as a way to “disrupt immigration facilities and public safety and emergency services, judging from DHS reporting.”
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