Overview
- Homeland Security Investigations arrested Kyle Wagner, 37, on Feb. 5 in Minneapolis on a criminal complaint charging cyberstalking and transmitting threatening communications.
- The complaint alleges he used Facebook and Instagram in January to urge followers to confront, "hunt," and, at times, shoot ICE officers, while calling agents "gestapo" and "murderers."
- Prosecutors say he posted a pro-ICE supporter’s phone number, birth details, and an Oak Park, Michigan address, later acknowledging it was the victim’s parents’ home.
- Justice Department officials linked the case to Operation Take Back America, with Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche highlighting a broader enforcement push.
- The case unfolds during the federal immigration surge in the Twin Cities following two fatal agent-involved shootings, and Wagner is expected to appear in federal court in Minneapolis, with the complaint noting he is presumed innocent.