FBI Pivots to Terror Threats From Immigration After Iran Strikes

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is moving resources off immigration cases and back to counterterrorism, citing potential threats after the US launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites and helped broker a ceasefire between Iran and Israel following nearly two weeks of fighting.

FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday the bureau’s top priority is now stopping possible retaliation inside the US. He warned that the threat of lone actors, sleeper cells and foreign-backed plots has grown.

“Right now the focus, given the nature especially of what just happened, has to be on protecting the homeland and protecting our communities,” Patel told ...