Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office is considering accepting $425,000 in federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security to implement a dangerous program known as Countering Violent Extremism (CVE).

• CVE is based on a flawed theory that claims there are reliable "indicators" for predicting if individuals are on a path to radicalization.
• CVE targets the Muslim community and stigmatizes them as inherently suspect under the false premise that Muslims are more prone to violence than other religious or ethnic groups.
• CVE chills First Amendment protected activities such as attending a mosque, participating in activism, and expressing political opinions.