Minneapolis Man Arrested on Cyberstalking and Threat Charges After Allegedly Calling for Attacks on ICE Officers
On February 5, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced that Kyle Wagner, 37, of Minneapolis, a self-identified Antifa member, was arrested that day in Minneapolis, in Hennepin County, Minnesota, on federal threat and cyberstalking charges following alleged murder and assault threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Wagner was expected to make an initial appearance in federal court the same day.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi said the man allegedly doxxed and called for the murder of law enforcement officers, encouraged bloodshed in the streets, and proudly claimed affiliation with the terrorist organization Antifa before going on the run, adding that the arrest illustrates that those who come for law enforcement cannot run, hide, or evade federal agents. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said it is no surprise that an Antifa terrorist is allegedly threatening to kill and assault federal law enforcement officers as they remove criminal threats from neighborhoods. U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. said Wagner's alleged actions were an attempt to spread fire into a peaceful community, and that it is not going to happen.
According to the criminal complaint, Wagner escalated his opposition to ICE operations, including conspiring and threatening to assault federal law enforcement officers in Minneapolis. In January 2026, he repeatedly posted on Facebook and Instagram encouraging his followers to forcibly confront, assault, impede, oppose, and resist federal officers, whom he referred to as the 'gestapo' and 'murderers.' On January 8 he posted a video directly threatening ICE agents; on January 13 he said agitators would identify every ICE agent; on January 24 he said he was not talking about peaceful protests anymore and urged violence against federal officers.
The complaint further alleges that on January 29, 2026, Wagner used his Instagram account to dox a pro-ICE individual by publishing a phone number, birth month and year, and address in Oak Park, Michigan, threatening the individual, and that Wagner later admitted he had doxxed the victim's parents' house. The case was investigated by ICE Homeland Security Investigations.
The U.S. Attorney's Office noted that a complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt, that Wagner is presumed innocent, and that a decision to seek an indictment would be made in the near future.
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Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan
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