Pro-life group weighing legal action after being placed on extremist database alongside 'Hamas, KKK'

A pro-life group filed a cease and desist letter to a research center after it was placed on their database of extremists alongside terrorist and hate groups.

PIRUS is run by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, or "START," a research center led by the University of Maryland listed as a Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence. Centers of Excellence, or COEs, are defined by the DHS as "university-led research networks that anticipate threats and challenges to the homeland and its operations." Kristine Parks is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Read more.

Students for Life said it was "surprised" to find the group's name on the database's non-alphabetized list. "It’s almost like they didn’t want us to see it. But an eagle-eyed student noticed," the group reported.