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Vance, Noem, Miller Brand Activists ‘Domestic Terrorists’ After Deadly Shooting

4/29/2026

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Vice President J.D. Vance, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and White House deputy Stephen Miller called the activists “domestic terrorists” despite no legal definition.
Immigration and Patrol officers shot activists, killing two, wounding Marimar Martinez and labeling domestic terrorists.
DHS refused to retract Martinez’s label after court found officers sideswiped her before firing.
Country lacks a domestic terrorism statute, with 2020 FBI memo preferring “domestic violent extremism.”

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Story summary

Vice President J.D. Vance, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and White House deputy Stephen Miller called the activists “domestic terrorists” despite no legal definition.
Immigration and Patrol officers shot activists, killing two, wounding Marimar Martinez and labeling domestic terrorists.
DHS refused to retract Martinez’s label after court found officers sideswiped her before firing.
Country lacks a domestic terrorism statute, with 2020 FBI memo preferring “domestic violent extremism.”