Indeed, the ADL openly boasts of its pervasive influence over American law enforcement, with every FBI agent receiving training conducted by the organization. This includes “close work with federal, state and local law enforcement to assist them in protecting communities from extremism and hate” as well as “information and intelligence” on groups and “individuals”. (ADL.org) Or in plain language, the ADL serves as a non-governmental spying agency utilized by law enforcement.
“For more than one hundred years, the ADL has successfully portrayed itself as an anti-racist organization dedicated to safeguarding the rights of all Americans, including American blacks, but the truth is exactly the opposite. And when we recognize that the ADL has managed to conceal that reality for more than four generations, we better understand the sort of control the organization has long exercised over both the media and the academic community.” - Ron Unz, Elon Musk and the True History of the ADL
— Ron Unz, Elon Musk and the True History of the ADL