After Canada’s Proud Boys decision, U.S. lawmakers debate response to Capitol riots
Posted February 4, 2021 12:56 pm.
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Lawmakers in the United States are hearing chilling warnings about the growing threat of domestic extremism after last month’s riots on Capitol Hill.
Counterterrorism expert Elizabeth Neumann tells the House committee on homeland security there’s a “high likelihood” of homegrown violence in the coming months.
Members of the committee are debating how to respond, including whether or not certain U.S.-based groups should be designated as terrorist organizations.
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Neumann says under current U.S. law, it is easier for authorities to prosecute international terrorists than it is domestic ones.
Canada added the white-supremacist Proud Boys and three other right-wing groups to its list of terrorist entities this week.
That designation makes it easier for Canadian law enforcement to seize assets and seek stiffer penalties against those linked to such organizations.
