Why is it so difficult to fight domestic terrorism? 6 experts share their thoughts

To Professor LaFree's concerns, regarding protection of freedom of assembly and association when labeling domestic groups as terrorist organizations, it is important to also consider those protections of free speech when considering laws governing 'material support' to designated terrorist organizations, that may sweep too broadly by criminalizing speech that could be construed as supporting some of the goals of the terrorist organization, but in actuality advocate only lawful, nonviolent activity. Federal laws prohibiting giving aid and comfort to terrorists can all too easily be used in political ways against someone who is involved in many political activities that challenge the status quo. Very slippery slope.

In the past, neither the national security agencies nor the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Prisons has seriously considered how to handle extremist inmates while they serve their sentences, nor how to offer them a road to reintegration with the country they attacked, or planned to.

I don't think that problem is exclusive to domestic terrorists, the US prison system as a whole is far more concerned with punishment than rehabilitation and reintegration. They should stop privatized prisons and then take a page from northern Europe if that is something they actually care about.

It’s not the better information-sharing that’s needed, because that’s too late in the chain. You only need a strict and effective border or immigration regime. Well, admittedly, that might be too late now too, because they are all inside already from errors in the past.

The lack of will. It's not hard at all. But the will to do so is very lacking. The political will, that is.

Klu Klux Klan is the oldest terrorist group in the US,their new affiliate are those who participated in the Jan 6, insurrection