White-power extremists including leaders of The Base and Bowl Patrol were named as “selectees” on a 2019 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “no-fly” list months before the previously-pseudonymous men had been publicly identified by journalists and activists. Members of other far-right groups who were then better known by the public are listed, including members of Atomwaffen Division (AWD), The Right Stuff (TRS) podcast network and the National Justice Party, along with individual extremists, some of whom have committed hate crimes. The listings confirm that that federal agencies were actively investigating the groups long before the American public learned who was behind the hate crimes, harassment campaigns and murder plots that members carried out. At the same time, the revelation that Rinaldo Nazzaro, Andrew Casarez and members of associated groups were listed without publicity raises questions about how federal agencies reconcile investigative secrecy and public safety. (…) Hatewatch previously reported that Robert Rundo and other members of the Rise Above Movement (RAM) were included on the air-travel watchlist. Rundo was on the on the “no-fly” list, which should have prevented him from being able to board an aircraft flying within, to, from or over the United States. Other members were on a “selectee” list, which should have mandated enhanced security screening, including increased scrutiny on their persons and luggage, and questioning from officials about their travel plans. White-power leaders listed before their names were public The 2019 “selectee” list – which mandates enhanced security screening for those named on it – includes Rinaldo Nazzaro, 49, founder of the now-defunct white-power accelerationist group The Base. Nazzaro was only publicly identified as the leader of the neo-fascist “social network” in 2020, by which time several members had already been charged for offenses including conspiracy, vandalism, firearms-related crimes, violations of immigration law, and conspiracy to murder.
via splcenter: ‘No-Fly’ List Named Base, Bowl Patrol Members Prior to Public IDs