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DOJ Arrests Minneapolis Antifa Activist on Federal Threat and Cyberstalking Charges

Prosecutors cite January videos urging attacks on ICE, with an initial court appearance expected today.

Overview

  • Kyle Wagner, 37, was taken into custody in Minneapolis by Homeland Security Investigations and charged by criminal complaint with threatening communications and cyberstalking.
  • The complaint alleges Wagner posted videos on Jan. 8 and Jan. 24 urging followers to confront ICE officers and to “get your f—— guns and stop these f—— people.”
  • Prosecutors say he doxxed a pro‑ICE individual on Jan. 29 by posting a phone number and an address in Oak Park, Michigan, and later acknowledged the address was the victim’s parents’ home.
  • The Justice Department says the case falls under Operation Take Back America, and Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche publicly condemned Wagner’s alleged conduct.
  • The complaint was unsealed Thursday, Wagner is presumed innocent, and prosecutors will decide whether to seek an indictment as Minnesota continues to see tensions tied to large federal immigration operations.