Boogaloo Movement Update: Violence, Schisms, and Bans

Last week, CTEC published an investigation into the Boogaloo Movement, showing that Boogaloo adherents often possess a wide array of extreme-right beliefs. [1] Since then, Boogalooers have shown up with increasing frequency at protests across the country, and their profile and reputation have subsequently grown. Movement supporters’ actions and statements make it clear that they hope to use the protests to promote their own extreme right-libertarian, anti-government agenda. More concerningly, at least six supporters of the Boogaloo Movement have been arrested for either plotting violent actions or committing violence.

These events, in addition to increased tension in online spaces between “moderate” Boogalooers and explicit accelerationists, indicate that the Boogaloo Movement does not promote the same civil and police reform goals as Black Lives Matter or antifascist activists. Further, the arrests are the first indication that at least two years of explicit anti-government radicalization likely cannot be undone by a few moderating administrators, and adherents of the Boogaloo Movement will continue to pose a significant threat for the foreseeable future.