Might?
They always have been. Why would you think otherwise?
Here's two examples of many:
There's so much more.
https://www.ice.gov/features/history
Ok, yeah I agree. But I just remember saying, after reading some articles on it, that maybe one should be cautious about "paramilitaries" or whatever you might want to call them as they may be used for other purposes later and aren't likely to be dissolved. I saw Bondi somewhat walked back her screech about going after "hate speech"...
This is somewhat O/T here but that Berletic fella says many of the USAID NGOs weren't in fact dismantled, now they are just run under the state department and NED, Soros funded operations etc. Will be interesting if much comes out of designating Antifa as a terrorist org, some are skeptical... because going after the funders might be problematic. We'll see.