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Homeland Security Opens “Domestic Terror Financing” Probe

8/21/2026

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security opened an investigation into left-leaning groups after Alex Pretti’s shooting.
The probe targeted labor unions, the Sunrise Movement climate group, and socialist collectives.
Investigators examined three years of Service Employees International Union wire transfers, labeling them “domestic terrorist financing.”
Agents infiltrated Signal chats and covertly surveilled protesters at meetings, libraries, parks, and churches, recording names and license plates.

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Story summary

U.S. Department of Homeland Security opened an investigation into left-leaning groups after Alex Pretti’s shooting.
The probe targeted labor unions, the Sunrise Movement climate group, and socialist collectives.
Investigators examined three years of Service Employees International Union wire transfers, labeling them “domestic terrorist financing.”
Agents infiltrated Signal chats and covertly surveilled protesters at meetings, libraries, parks, and churches, recording names and license plates.