National Internal Security/Terrorism Prosecutions for June 2025
The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during June 2025 the government reported 28 new national internal security/terrorism prosecutions. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is up 47.4 percent over the previous month.
The comparisons of the number of defendants charged with national internal security/terrorism-related offenses are based on case-by-case information obtained by TRAC under the Freedom of Information Act from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (see Table 1).
When monthly 2025 prosecutions of this type are compared with those of the same period in the previous year, the number of filings was down (-49.3%). Prosecutions over the past year are still much higher than they were five years ago. Overall, the data show that prosecutions of this type are up 31.8 percent from levels reported in 2020.
Figure 1. Monthly Trends in National Internal Security/Terrorism Prosecutions
The increase from the levels five years ago in national internal security/terrorism prosecutions for these matters is shown more clearly in Figure 1. The vertical bars in Figure 1 represent the number of national internal security/terrorism prosecutions of this type recorded on a month-to-month basis. Where a prosecution was initially filed in U.S. Magistrate Court and then transferred to the U.S. District Court, the magistrate filing date was used since this provides an earlier indicator of actual trends. The superimposed line on the bars plots the six-month moving average so that natural fluctuations are smoothed out. The one and five-year rates of change in Table 1 and in the sections that follow are all based upon this six-month moving average. To view trends year-by-year rather than month-by-month, see TRAC's annual report series for a broader picture.
Within the broad category of national internal security/terrorism, cases were classified by prosecutors into more specific types.
Case types within national internal security/terrorism are
Matters Relating to National Internal Security
International Terrorism Incidents Which Impact on U.S.
Domestic Terrorism
Terrorism Related Hoaxes
Terrorist Financing
Export Enforcement Terrorism Related
Anti-Terrorism/Environmental
Anti-Terrorism/Identity Theft
Anti-Terrorism/Immigration
Anti-Terrorism/OCDETF Drugs
Anti-Terrorism/Non-OCDETF Drugs
Anti-Terrorism/Violent Crime
Anti-Terrorism/All Others
National Security/Critical Infrastructure Protection
The largest number of prosecutions of these matters in June 2025 was for "Terrorism-Domestic", accounting for 39.3 percent of prosecutions. Prosecutions were also filed for "Internal Security Offenses" (28.6%), "Terrorism-International" (10.7%), "Terrorism-Providing Material Support to" (7.1%), "Terrorism-Related Hoaxes" (7.1%), "Terrorism-Critical Infrastructure Protec" (3.6%), "Terrorism-National Cyber Security" (3.6%). See Figure 2.
The lead investigative agency for national internal security/terrorism prosecutions in June 2025 was FBI accounting for 79 percent of prosecutions referred. Other agencies with substantial numbers of national internal security/terrorism referrals were: ATF (4% ), Defense (4%), Interior (4%). See Figure 3.
National Internal Security/Terrorism Prosecutions in U.S. Magistrate Courts
Top Ranked Lead Charges
In June 2025, 6 defendants in national internal security/terrorism cases for these matters were filed in U.S. Magistrate Courts. These courts handle less serious misdemeanor cases, including what are called "petty offenses." In addition, complaints are sometimes filed in the magistrate courts before an indictment or information is entered. In these cases, the matter starts in the magistrate courts and later moves to the district court where subsequent proceedings take place.
In the magistrate courts in June the most frequently cited lead charge was Title 18 U.S.C Section 231 involving "Civil Disorders". This was the lead charge for 16.7 percent of all magistrate filings in June.
National Internal Security/Terrorism Prosecutions in U.S. District Courts
In June 2025, 22 defendants in new cases for these matters were charged in the U.S. District Courts. In addition during June there were an additional 4 defendants whose cases moved from the magistrate courts to the U.S. district courts after an indictment or information was filed. The sections which follow cover both sets of cases and therefore cover all matters filed in district court during June.
Top Ranked Lead Charges
Table 2 shows the top lead charges recorded in the prosecutions of national internal security/terrorism matters filed in U.S. District Court during June 2025.
Lead Charge Count Rank 18 USC 875 - Interstate Communications 7 1 More 18 USC 1038 - False Information and Hoaxes 3 2 More 18 USC 2339B - Provide material support to foreign terrorist orgs 2 3 More 18 USC 35 - Imparting or conveying false information 1 5 More 18 USC 113 - Assaults within maritime and territorial jurisdictions 1 5 More 18 USC 231 - Civil Disorders 1 5 More 18 USC 798 - Disclosure of classified information 1 5 More 18 USC 842 - Explosives - Importation, manufacture, etc 1 5 More 18 USC 1001 - Fraud/false statements or entries generally 1 5 More 18 USC 1349 - Mail Fraud - Attempt and Conspiracy 1 5 More 18 USC 1361 - Malicious Mischief - Govrnmt property or contracts 1 5 More 18 USC 2332d - Financial transactions related to terrorism 1 5 More 18 USC 2339 - Harboring or Concealing Terrorists 1 5 More 26 USC 5841 - Registration of firearms 1 5 More 49 USC 46504 - Interference with flight crew members and attendants 1 5 More Table 2. Top Charges Filed
"Interstate Communications" (Title 18 U.S.C Section 875) was the most frequent recorded lead charge.
Ranked 2nd in frequency was the lead charge "False Information and Hoaxes" under Title 18 U.S.C Section 1038.
Ranked 3rd were "Other US Code Section" under Title U.S.C Section and "Provide material support to foreign terrorist orgs" under Title 18 U.S.C Section 2339.
Top Ranked Judicial Districts
In June 2025 the Justice Department's case-by-case records show that the government brought 9.3 national internal security/terrorism prosecutions for every ten million people in the United States.
Understandably, there is great variation in the number of national internal security/terrorism prosecutions that are filed in each of the nation's ninety-four federal judicial districts.
The districts registering the largest number of prosecutions of this type last month are shown in Table 3.
Judicial District Count Rank Cal, C 3 1 More Fla, M 3 1 More N. Y., E 3 1 More Miss, N 2 4 More Virg, E 2 4 More Cal, E 1 6 More Ill, S 1 6 More Maine 1 6 More Mass 1 6 More Ohio, S 1 6 More Okla, W 1 6 More Penn, E 1 6 More R. I. 1 6 More Tenn, M 1 6 More Tenn, W 1 6 More Texas, E 1 6 More Texas, N 1 6 More Texas, W 1 6 More Table 3. Top 10 Districts
The Central District of California (Los Angeles), Middle District of Florida (Tampa) and Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn) — with 3 prosecutions — were the most active during June 2025.
Top Ranked District Judges
At any one time, there are about 680 federal District Court judges working in the United States. The judges recorded with the largest number of new national internal security/terrorism crime cases of this type during June 2025 are shown in Table 4.
Judge Count Rank Birotte, Andre, Jr. Cal, C 2 1 More Covington, Virginia Maria Hernandez Fla, M 1 2 More Dalton, Roy Bale, Jr. Fla, M 1 2 More Byron, Paul Gregory Fla, M 1 2 More Woodcock, John A., Jr. Maine 1 2 More Saris, Patti B. Mass 1 2 More Mills, Michael P. Miss, N 1 2 More Brown, Debra Marie Miss, N 1 2 More Donnelly, Ann Marie N. Y., E 1 2 More Hopkins, Jeffery Paul Ohio, S 1 2 More Goodwin, Charles Barnes Okla, W 1 2 More Quinones Alejandr, Nitza Ileana Penn, E 1 2 More Love, John D. Texas, E 1 2 More Kacsmaryk, Matthew Joseph Texas, N 1 2 More Albright, Alan D Texas, W 1 2 More Table 4. Top Ten Judges
All 15 of the "top ten" judges were in districts which were in the top ten with the largest number of national internal security/terrorism filings. (Because of ties, there were a total of 15 judges in the "top ten" rankings.)
Judge Andre Birotte, Jr. in the Central District of California (Los Angeles) ranked 1st with 2 defendants in national internal security/terrorism cases.
Judges Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington in the Middle District of Florida (Tampa), Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. in the Middle District of Florida (Tampa), Paul Gregory Byron in the Middle District of Florida (Tampa), John A. Woodcock, Jr. in the District of Maine, Patti B. Saris in the District of Massachusetts, Michael P. Mills in the Northern District of Mississippi (Oxford), Debra Marie Brown in the Northern District of Mississippi (Oxford), Ann Marie Donnelly in the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn ranked 2nd with 1 defendants in national internal security/terrorism cases.
Report Generated: July 29, 2025
