## Lawmakers Demand DHS Define 'Domestic Terrorist' Amid Expanding Surveillance & Labeling of Citizens
A group of more than a dozen Democratic lawmakers have demanded the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provide its definition of 'domestic terrorist,' after the agency labelled U.S. citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti, which DHS officers killed, as such. The move also comes as DHS and its various components purchase and deploy a wide range of surveillance technologies and demand sensitive information from tech companies to unmask people criticizing ICE. 'You and your underlings appear to be labeling untold numbers of people as 'domestic terrorists' or individuals of concern at will without evidence, operating wildly invasive spy tools to identify targets—and then using such labels as an excuse for yet more surveillance,' the letter, addressed to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, reads. The office of Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security, shared a copy of the letter with 404 Media. 'This self-reinforcing spiral of civil liberties violations ratchets in only one direction: toward an authoritarian surveillance state that punishes dissent and inflicts state violence,' the letter adds. It then points to a long list of media reports, including 404 Media’s, about DHS’s increasing use of surveillance technologies and powers.
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- **Source**: 
- **Sector**: The Network
- **Tags**: politics, surveillance, homeland security, terrorism, civil liberties
- **Credibility**: unverified
- **Published**: 2026-03-06 13:43:22
- **ID**: 2585
- **URL**: https://whisperx.ai/en/intel/2585