ICE Threat Plot Unmasked — 15 Indicted

Federal prosecutors just unsealed an indictment charging 15 Minneapolis-area defendants with conspiracy to obstruct Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers — and the alleged threats, stalking, and calls for violence are spelled out in black and white.

Story Highlights

A federal grand jury indicted 15 defendants in Minneapolis for conspiring to impede or injure ICE officers during immigration enforcement operations.
Self-identified Antifa member Kyle Wagner, 37, was separately arrested on cyberstalking and threatening communications charges after allegedly urging followers to murder and assault federal immigration agents.
Wagner allegedly posted videos and social media messages calling for followers to “hunt” ICE officers, passed out gas masks and shields, and doxxed a private pro-ICE citizen.
The Minneapolis indictment follows a Texas jury convicting eight anti-ICE protesters on terrorism-related charges in the first federal Antifa trial under the Trump administration.

15 Charged in Minneapolis Anti-ICE Conspiracy

Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging 15 defendants in the Minneapolis area with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers. The charges stem from efforts to obstruct ICE immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen announced the case. The Department of Justice described the defendants as connected to two Antifa-linked groups operating in the Twin Cities area. Each defendant faces serious federal felony exposure if convicted.

The indictment comes on the heels of a separate but related arrest. Kyle Wagner, a 37-year-old Minneapolis man who called himself an Antifa member, was arrested on federal cyberstalking and threatening communications charges. According to the criminal complaint, Wagner repeatedly used Facebook and Instagram in January 2026 to urge followers to “forcibly confront, assault, impede, oppose, and resist” ICE officers. He called the agents “gestapo” and “murderers.” In one video, Wagner declared, “ICE, we’re coming for you,” and told supporters, “anywhere we have an opportunity to get our hands on them, we need to put our hands on them.” He also said, “we need to cripple them.”

Wagner’s Alleged Threats Went Beyond Words

The criminal complaint against Wagner paints a picture of someone actively organizing violence, not just venting online. On January 24, he told followers he was “not talking about peaceful protests anymore” and urged people to “get your guns and stop these people.” He allegedly appeared in a reposted video distributing gas masks and shields to agitators. On January 29, he used Instagram to doxx a private pro-ICE citizen in Michigan — posting the person’s phone number, home address, and birth information. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said Wagner “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.”

Wagner faces charges of cyberstalking and making threatening communications. Both carry potential prison time if he is convicted. As with all criminal charges, Wagner is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. Federal prosecutors said a decision on pursuing a full indictment — required to bring the case to trial — would be made soon after the initial complaint filing.

Texas Terrorism Convictions Set the Stage

The Minneapolis case did not emerge in a vacuum. Just weeks earlier, a federal jury in Texas convicted eight anti-ICE protesters on terrorism-related charges in the first successful federal Antifa prosecution under the Trump administration. The charges grew out of a July 4 protest outside the Prairieland ICE detention center, during which fireworks were set off and a police officer was shot and wounded. Eight of the nine defendants were convicted of providing material support to terrorists. They each face at least 15 years in prison.

Legal analysts noted that federal prosecutors did not need to prove Antifa existed as a formal organization to win those convictions. The charges — rioting, use of explosives, material support for terrorism, and attempted murder — stood on their own under federal law. That legal blueprint now appears to be guiding the Minneapolis prosecution as well. When protesters cross from speech into threats, stalking, and organizing violence against federal officers, federal law treats it as a serious crime regardless of political motivation.

What This Means for Law Enforcement and the Public

Federal law is clear on one point: interfering with ICE operations or threatening federal officers is a federal crime. Under U.S. law, obstructing, impeding, or assaulting a federal officer during a civil disturbance triggers federal jurisdiction every time. The Trump administration has made enforcing that law a priority. For Americans who support legal immigration enforcement and the safety of federal agents doing their jobs, these indictments send a direct message — organizing violence against law enforcement will be prosecuted, and the consequences are severe.

Today U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen for @DMNnews announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging 15 defendants with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers and other charges related to efforts of two Minneapolis-based ANTIFA groups that violently opposed the… pic.twitter.com/R6QGSavs2e

— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) June 16, 2026

The 15 defendants in Minneapolis now face the federal court system. Their cases will test how far organized resistance to ICE enforcement can go before it crosses the legal line from protest into criminal conspiracy. Based on the Texas verdicts and the detailed allegations in the Wagner complaint, federal prosecutors appear confident they have the evidence to make their case.