DHS considers expanding use of 'No Fly List' for monitoring travel of domestic extremists

The Department of Homeland Security is considering expanding the No Fly List as a means of monitoring the travel of suspected domestic extremists and preventing more attacks on American soil, according to media reports. 

The potential move by the Biden administration could mean that authorities may look closer at how suspected domestic extremists travel, which could including the monitoring of their flights and travel patterns and the searching of their luggage for weapons.  The news outlet also said discussions have been had about putting violent domestic extremists on the No Fly List, which is maintained by the FBI. Officials would be more likely to question them before they clear customs and can search their electronic items such as laptops and cell phones.  "Domestic violent extremism poses the most lethal, persistent terrorism-related threat to our homeland today," a DHS spokesperson told Politico in response to a request for comment. "DHS is committed to improving security and is reviewing options for enhancing screening and vetting protocols and travel pattern analyses, consistent with privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties."