1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated June 9, 2020Are Antifa Members Domestic Terrorists? Background on Antifa and Federal Classification of Their ActionsOn May 31, 2020, President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that the United States will be designating antifa, an organization of loosely affi
2、liated individuals who describe themselves and their ideological outlooks as “antifa” (shorthand for “antifascist”), as a domestic terrorist group. Some media and law enforcement reports suggest that antifa members may be responsible for some of the violence and looting that has taken place amid the
3、 protests that have occurred recently in various U.S. cities. Further, some reports indicate that antifa members have been involved in peaceful protests as well. This In Focus discusses the background of the U.S. antifa movement, whether or not members and their actions may be categorized as domesti
4、c terrorists and domestic terrorism, respectively, and issues around designating domestic groups as terrorists. Antifa Background Antifa members view themselves as part of a protest tradition that arcs back to opposition groups in Nazi Germany and fascist Italy prior to World War II. U.S. antifa act
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