<p>White Supremacy in New Jersey is officially more of a threat within the state&#8217;s borders than ISIS and al-Queada according to state security officials. New Jersey&#8217;s announcement comes just over a week after the Anti-Defamation League found an increase in white supremacist propaganda efforts across the entire country. This past Friday (Feb. 21), New Jersey released its <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54d79f88e4b0db3478a04405/t/5e4fdb839a450a731b901b00/1582291845965/ThreatAssessment-Booklet-2020_Final.pdf">annual Terrorism Threat Assessment report</a> raising the threat level of white supremacists to &#8216;high,&#8217; the topmost category for threat levels for any extremist group there. </p>
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<p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/21/us/new-jersey-white-supremacist-terrorism-trnd/index.html">According to CNN</a>, the only other threat listed as high in the state of New Jersey are homegrown violent extremists, who also topped the list in the state&#8217;s 2019 report. White supremacists were previously listed as a moderate threat alongside ISIS, al-Queada, and other foreign extremist groups. White hate groups also currently outrank the West African-based Boko Haram and black separatist groups. </p>
<p>In an official statement, Jared Maples, director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness said:</p>
<p>&#8220;The ever-changing threat landscape in New Jersey and around the country requires us to adjust our strategies to anticipate new threats while remaining ready to combat those already existing.&#8221; </p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/fbi-labels-white-supremacists-as-an-isis-level-national-security-threat-news.103209.html">FBI recently raised the threat level of white supremacists groups to &#8216;high&#8217;</a> after officially recognizing the hate group as a <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/white-nationalism-now-recognized-as-terror-threat-in-america-news.91543.html">terrorist organization in 2019</a>. While the <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/woman-killed-in-charlottesville-car-incident-has-been-identified-news.36250.html">events that took place in Charlottesville</a> just three ago have emboldened white supremacists across the country, hopefully, the United States government will do their part and rightfully displace these terrorist organizations swiftly. </p>
<p>Check out <em>CNN</em>&#8216;s report on the rapid spread of white supremacists propaganda across the country and how they radicalize new recruits in the video provided below. </p>
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