DHS Warns of ‘Heightened Threat Environment’ in Terrorism Bulletin

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during an event on funding climate resilience at Florida International University in Miami, Fla., on Aug. 1, 2022. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Nov. 30 issued a warning about a “heightened threat environment” ahead of the holiday season in the United States.

“Our homeland continues to face a heightened threat environment—as we have seen, tragically, in recent acts of targeted violence—and is driven by violent extremists seeking to further a political or social goal or act on a grievance,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement.