Applying that designation would expand US law enforcement's ability to pursue Americans domestically who have contacts with foreign groups such as neo-Nazi organizations based in Europe. Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan sent letters to FBI Director Christopher Wray and CIA Director William Burns on Friday asking them to "prioritize resources" directed toward foreign White supremacist groups. Now collection on White supremacist terrorists is not only competing against those threats, it's competing against China." The US first designated a foreign White supremacist group -- the Russian Imperial Movement -- as Specially Designated Global Terrorists in April 2020, during the Trump administration. These White supremacist groups often do not have clear command and control or leadership structures, which direct and coordinate attacks.

Source: CNN April 30, 2021 22:18 UTC