The intel comes from hard drives, cellphones, laptops, maps and other material seized during Israel’s invasion of Gaza, as well as electronic eavesdropping conducted by the U.S.
Why does the public think it's going up? “There is definitely more disorder in cities than there was five years ago," said one expert. “People confuse disorder and crime."
“It was jarring for folks in the room to see how quickly just a handful of these types of threats could spiral out of control and really dominate the election cycle,” said one of the organizers.
ICE officers who arrest migrants and those who work with Homeland Security Investigations will wear cameras in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Buffalo and Detroit.
Beijing is "moving closer to Moscow's playbook," said the intelligence community's annual threat assessment, and may attempt to influence the 2024 election.
Congressional Republicans have already refused to approve $13.6 billion the administration wanted for border security, and border agencies face budget shortfalls.