Domestic Violent Extremism Poses ‘Elevated Threat’ in 2021, Intel Community Says

Before sunrise members of the National Guard stand behind a fence perimeter surrounding the Capitol in Washington on March 4, 2021. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that domestic violent extremists pose a “heightened threat” in 2021, according to a new unclassified threat assessment.

The brief unclassified summary—assembled by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—found that domestic extremists, motivated by a range of ideologies, are seen as risks for violence.