In February 2019, the FBI opened an investigation into "domestic terrorism" against a California civil rights group whose members it called "extremists" after its 2016 alt-right protests, according to new documents to which some journalist has had access.
ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, ðɪ ˌɛfbˌiːˈaɪ ˈoʊpənd ɐn ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən ˌɪntʊ "dəmˈɛstɪk tˈɛɹɚɹˌɪzəm" ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts ɡɹˈuːp hˌuːz mˈɛmbɚz ɪt kˈɔːld "ɛkstɹˈiːmɪsts" ˈæftɚɹ ɪts tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn ˈɑːltɹˈaɪt pɹˈoʊtɛsts, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə nˈuː dˈɑːkjuːmənts tʊ wˌɪtʃ sˌʌm dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst hɐz hæd ˈæksɛs.