Top Justice Department officials announced Thursday the arrest of a self-described “Anti-ICE Antifa TERRORIST” in Minneapolis who is charged with threatening to assault and kill federal immigration agents.
Federal authorities took 37-year-old Kyle Wagner into custody after prosecutors alleged he repeatedly posted violent threats against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on social media last month, encouraging followers to attack, “get your hands on” and even kill federal officers.
Photos from Thursday show Wagner being led out of a Minneapolis residential building by agents with Homeland Security Investigations — part of the Department of Homeland Security — wearing a sweatshirt that reads, “I’M ANTIFA!”
In announcing the arrest, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directly labeled Wagner as an “Antifa TERRORIST.” Antifa is short for anti-fascist.
The Justice Department with @ICEgov HSI arrested a self-identified anti-ICE Antifa TERRORIST in Minneapolis today. Conspire and threaten to assault, kill and doxx officers, and you’ll find yourself in federal custody facing the full force of justice. pic.twitter.com/xGvKs5IpCH
— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) February 5, 2026
“It’s no surprise that an antifa terrorist is allegedly threatening to kill and assault federal law enforcement officers as they dutifully remove criminal threats from neighborhoods,” Blanche said. “After all, this is what antifa is about: lawlessness and violence. But under the leadership of President [Donald] Trump and Attorney General Bondi, there is no safe haven for terrorists and no protection from the full weight of justice.”
Prosecutors say Wagner’s social media posts in January repeatedly referred to ICE officers as the “Gestapo” and “murderers” and called for physical confrontations with them. In a now-deleted Jan. 8 video, he stated: “we’re f***ing coming for you,” according to the criminal complaint.
Prosecutors allege subsequent posts urged followers to harass immigration officers, “cripple them,” and to “unmask and identify” agents.
Wagner also allegedly doxed an ICE supporter in Michigan and threatened the individual, a federal crime that can carry significant prison time.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a separate statement that Wagner “proudly claimed affiliation with the terrorist organization Antifa before going on the run,” adding: “If you come for law enforcement, the Trump Administration will come for you.”
Wagner was expected to make his initial federal court appearance on Thursday. As of Thursday afternoon, it was not clear whether he had secured a lawyer.