Skip to main content
All Posts By

Devin Burghart

is vice president of IREHR. He coordinates our Seattle office, directs our research efforts, and manages our online communications. He has researched, written, and organized on virtually all facets of contemporary white nationalism since 1992, and is internationally recognized for this effort. Devin is frequently quoted as an expert by print, broadcast, and online media outlets. In 2007, he was awarded a Petra Foundation fellowship. more...

IREHR’s Letter to Illinois Legislators Featured
February 24, 2023

IREHR’s Letter to Illinois Legislators

Dear legislator: I write you today to ask you and your colleagues in the legislature to take bold and decisive action against a new danger. Recent reports indicate that an out-of-state group with ties to insurrectionists and white nationalists is attempting to infiltrate Illinois law enforcement, particularly county sheriffs. Using anger over the Protect Illinois Communities Act as…
An Open Letter to Illinois Sheriffs Regarding CSPOA Infiltration Efforts Featured
February 14, 2023

An Open Letter to Illinois Sheriffs Regarding CSPOA Infiltration Efforts

Today, the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR) sent the following letter to all 102 Illinois Sheriffs' Departments asking them to refrain from participating in the upcoming event by the far-right Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA). In the coming days, we will update you on…
Anti-Immigrant Establishment Looks to Rekindle Grassroots Nativism Featured
June 17, 2022

Anti-Immigrant Establishment Looks to Rekindle Grassroots Nativism

Faced with increasing competition and a new round of border paramilitary vigilantism (this time fueled by QAnon), the oldest anti-immigrant group in the country is returning to mobilizing grassroots nativism for the first time in over a decade. Recent moves also shed light on the organization’s transformation since the 2019…
IREHR’s Letter to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Featured
July 6, 2021

IREHR’s Letter to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

Dear Texas Commission on Law Enforcement: We are reaching out to your office concerning upcoming events in Texas announced by the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA). According to that organization, this event is being co-hosted with two Texas county sheriff’s departments. Promotional materials for those events further indicate…
Mapping Paramilitary and Far-Right Threats to Racial Justice AppFeatured
June 19, 2020

Mapping Paramilitary and Far-Right Threats to Racial Justice

About this Resource Working with Political Research Associates, the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights has been tracking reports of paramilitary and other far-right actors that are showing up at or adjacent to protests demanding an end to racist policing, justice for its victims, and a reallocation of resources…
New Far-Right Groups Protesting COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Directives (Updated 05/06) AppCOVID-19Featured
April 23, 2020

New Far-Right Groups Protesting COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Directives (Updated 05/06)

Latest Count New far-right groups ("Liberate", "ReOpen", "Against Excessive Quarantine", "Operation Gridlock", "Lockdown", etc.) formed on Facebook to protest COVID-19 Stay-at-Home directives. Some groups may share the same name, but they are different Facebook groups with different memberships.  This list is updated regularly.  GROUP City State 20-Apr 21-Apr 22-Apr 23-Apr…