DHS secretary: Roe reversal ‘heightened the threat environment’

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Sunday that federal authorities have seen a “heightened threat environment” during the past several months that has only increased with the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion.

“We are very mindful that the Supreme Court’s decision in reversing and overturning Roe v. Wade has really heightened the threat environment, and we have deployed resources to ensure the safety and security of the Supreme Court and the justices,” Mayorkas told CBS “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan.

The court’s decision late last month sparked mass protests in Washington, D. C. and other cities across the country. But protests against many of the justices were already abundant after a draft opinion in the case leaked to Politico in May.

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