Topic: Newburgh Four

The New York Times reports on the FBI's increasing use of undercover operations and informants to target suspected ISIS sympathizers. These operations often involve agents providing fake bombs or weapons to individuals who have expressed radical views online. Critics, including judges in cases like the "Newburgh Four," have suggested these plots are manufactured by the FBI rather than being independent threats.

A Human Rights Watch report titled "Illusion of Justice" alleges that the FBI has targeted and entrapped American Muslims in over 500 terrorism cases. The report focuses on the "Newburgh Four" and argues that many defendants were vulnerable individuals who would not have committed crimes without FBI instigation and funding.