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The Justice Department says a Minneapolis activist is facing federal charges after allegedly using social media to encourage violence against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — language prosecutors describe as threats to assault and kill federal officers.
Kyle Wagner, 37, posted comments and videos to Facebook and Instagram last month, urging followers to go after immigration officers, whom he called the “Gestapo” and “murderers.” Wagner was arrested on Thursday and is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court the same day.
Photos from the arrest appear to show Wagner being led out of a Minneapolis residential building by Homeland Security Investigations agents — wearing a sweatshirt that read “I’M ANTIFA!”
In a now-deleted video posted Jan. 8, Wagner allegedly threatened ICE agents, stating, “we’re fking coming for you,” according to prosecutors. The next day, he allegedly told followers to harass immigration officers and added, “we should cripple them.”
“Anywhere we have an opportunity to get our hands on them, we need to put our hands on them,” he allegedly said, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors also allege Wagner pushed others to “hunt” immigration officers and said his goal was to “unmask and identify” agents. In a Jan. 13 post, he allegedly said Minnesota is “where ICE has come to die.”
“We want to know who they are. We will identify every single one of them and we will prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law,” he allegedly said. “If it has to be done at the barrel of a gun, then let us have a little f**king fun.”
Independent journalist Andy Ngo, who has done an excellent job reporting on and exposing Antifa, shared multiple videos of Wagner on X, including the following:
“Get your f—king guns and stop these f—king people”
A Minnesota Antifa member-turned-social media influencer and online recruiter named Kyle Wagner is urging his comrades to take up arms to kill agents of the federal government. His recruitment videos are on @instagram, which… pic.twitter.com/TUTZqZQdcT
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 24, 2026
Kyle Wagner branded himself on the upper chest with a symbol of the international terrorist movement, Antifa. It’s similar to how neo-Nazis brand themselves with Nazi and fascist symbols. https://t.co/X5jeG64OZN
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) February 5, 2026
Wagner’s social media profiles appeared to be deleted as of Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether he has an attorney.
More over at CBS News:
Minnesota activist Kyle Wagner arrested and charged with threatening ICE agents. https://t.co/6PJxOubi2Y
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 5, 2026
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