by Daniel Villarreal
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas has issued a terror advisory amid a “heightened threat environment” across the United States.
“The United States continues to face a diverse and challenging threat environment as we approach several religious holidays and associated mass gatherings that in the past have served as potential targets for acts of violence,” the advisory stated.
“Through the remainder of 2021 and into 2022, domestic violent extremists (DVEs), including racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists and anti-government/anti-authority violent extremists, will continue to pose a significant threat to our homeland,” the advisory continued.
However, the advisory added that the DHS is not aware of an imminent and credible threat to a specific location in the United States.
