Kyle Wagner, 37, sat in his Minneapolis apartment when Homeland Security Investigations agents broke through the security door window at 6am on February 5. They arrested him wearing a sweatshirt reading “I’M ANTIFA!” in large letters. The Justice Department charged him with cyberstalking and threatening communications. He faces up to 15 years in federal prison.
The criminal complaint, filed February 3 and unsealed February 5, documents Wagner’s social media posts between January 8 and January 29. On January 8, he posted: “ICE we’re f—ing coming for you.” On January 9: “we need to cripple them.” On January 10: “we are at f—– war.” On January 13: “prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. If it has to be done at the barrel of a gun, then let us have a little f—ing fun.”
Wagner urged followers to “hunt” Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. He wrote: “This is kill or be killed.”
On January 29, Wagner published a phone number, birth month and year, and an Oak Park, Michigan address. He identified the person as “pro-ICE individual.” Wagner later admitted he doxxed his victim’s parents’ house. The case was filed in the Eastern District of Michigan, where the victim lives.
Two protesters died in Minneapolis during January ICE protests. Renee Good died January 7. Alex Pretti died January 24. Wagner escalated his activism after the shootings. His Instagram account “kaos.follows” had tens of thousands of followers before deletion. His bio included a Venmo account for donations, the hashtag “#IronFront,” and pronouns “he/him.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest February 5: Wagner “doxxed and called for the murder of law enforcement officers.” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche called him an “Antifa terrorist.” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters: “lawlessness is over Minnesota.” The Justice Department press release identifies Wagner as a “domestic terrorist.”
President Trump signed an executive order in January 2025 declaring Antifa a domestic terrorist organization. For four years under President Biden, administration officials claimed Antifa did not exist. Biden told debate moderators in 2020 that Antifa was “just an idea.” The Justice Department now arrests members on federal charges and labels them terrorists in official press releases.
Federal law prohibits using interstate communications to threaten violence. The statute covers electronic messages, social media posts, and internet content that crosses state lines. The cyberstalking charge carries a maximum five-year sentence. The threatening communications charge carries a maximum ten years.
The photograph showing Wagner wearing the “I’M ANTIFA!” sweatshirt during his arrest appeared in Justice Department materials released to media. The identification he wore became evidence in a federal terrorism case built entirely from social media posts. The complaint alleges no physical violence.
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