NEW NCITE RESEARCH: ISIS Cases in the U.S.

In two new reports, NCITE researchers Seamus Hughes, Brooke Buxton, Camden Carmichael, Callie Vitro, Mackenzie Harms, and Austin Doctor examine court cases involving individuals linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a Salafi-jihadist group designated as a foreign terrorist organization.

Homegrown: ISIS Cases in the U.S.

This report charts cases of 261 individuals charged with activities related to ISIS – to include terrorism charges – since 2014. These individuals came from 36 states and Washington, D.C.

U.S. Federal Cases Against ISIS Using Non-Terrorism-Related Charges

This report outlines the various non-terrorism charges used to prosecute 257 ISIS-related cases. The charges include unlawful possession of firearms, communicating interstate threats, destruction of records in a federal investigation, and more.

"Sentencing terrorist leaders and their followers: evidence from Islamic State defendants in U.S. Federal courts, 2014–2024"

Global Crime, March 9, 2025

In this peer-reviewed article, published in Global Crime, NCITE authors discuss the "leader effect," in which leaders receive more severe sentences than followers, noted in federal court cases involving ISIS.

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On New Year's Day 2025, an alleged ISIS supporter attacked a crowd in New Orleans, killing 14 and injuring dozens of others. See an explainer of the attack and of ISIS in the United States published the day of the attack. Then, find NCITE reports, media appearances, and thought pieces about the attack and topics relating to the attack. Finally, listen to a podcast about how the perpetrator used Meta smart glasses to attack New Orleans and read about how terrorists may use new technologies in the future.