DHS reportedly cut intelligence analysts focused on domestic terrorism and white supremacy

White supremacist terrorism is on the rise in America, but the Department of Homeland Security might not be doing its best to stop it.

The department once had a group of intelligence analysts devoted to researching domestic terrorism and the white supremacist threats that fall under that designation. But that group has since been "disbanded," and it's causing "significant concern" among officials at DHS, The Daily Beast reports.

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This development comes even after an American was charged with killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh Synagogue in October, and after an American man shot at a Republican congressional baseball practice in 2017, among other homegrown terrorism threats. Yet a senior DHS official disputed The Daily Beast's reporting, saying that after the restructuring, the department "actually believe[s] we are far more effective now." DHS also provided a full statement explaining I&A's role, which you can read at The Daily Beast.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.