In an internal memo obtained by CNN this week – but dated prior to the Supreme Court’s indefinite extension of the Title 42 COVID lockdown at the border – officials at the Department of Homeland Security warned of a potential MAGA terrorist threat following the policy’s expiration.
“So far, we have observed calls for attacks targeting primarily migrants and critical infrastructure, but our insight into DVE plotting is constrained by these individuals’ use of online security measures to limit exposure to law enforcement,” said the December 23 memo, with “DVE” being the Homeland Security department’s shorthand for “Domestic Violent Extremists.” The memo further detailed white nationalist Trump fanboy social media chatter discussing ideas for “firearms attacks, the placement of land mines along migration routes, and luring migrants into trailers to poison them with gas,” with that last one sounding awfully authentic given its level of cruelty and specificity.