President Trump has signed an executive order asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to determine if the far-left group Antifa can be classified a terrorist organization — and to bar its members from entering the country.
A Tuesday memorandum signed by the outgoing president instructs Pompeo — in consultation with Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen and Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf — to “assess whether to classify” Antifa as a terrorist group, backing up a promise he made months ago.
“The Department of Justice has already publicly confirmed that actions by Antifa and similar groups meet the standard for domestic terrorism,” the memo reads.
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“The violence spurred on by Antifa – such as hurling projectiles and incendiary devices at police, burning vehicles and violently confronting police in defiance of local curfews – is dangerous to human life and to the fabric of our nation.”
The order also states it would ensure “immigration benefits may be granted only
