- - Minneapolis man accused of threatening to kill ICE officers

Marc Ramirez, USA TODAYFebruary 6, 2026 at 12:22 PM

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Federal authorities have arrested a Minneapolis man they say threatened to kill or harm U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

Kyle Wagner, 37, described by the U.S. Department of Justice as a “self-identified antifa member,” was taken into custody Feb. 5, 2026, on federal threat and cyberstalking charges and was expected to make an initial appearance in federal court that day.

“This 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,” U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi in a news release announcing the arrest.

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According to the criminal complaint, Wagner has escalated his opposition to ICE operations, including conspiring and threatening to assault federal law enforcement officers in Minneapolis. In January 2026, prosecutors say Wagner repeatedly encouraged followers on social media “to forcibly confront, assault, impede, oppose and resist federal officers,” referring to them as “gestapo” and “murderers.”

It was not immediately clear if Wagner has an attorney.

Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was fatally shot by an ICE officer Jan. 7 in Minneapolis in an incident captured in widely circulated video footage that deeply divided the country.

The complaint said that on the following day, Jan. 8, Wagner posted a video “directly threatening ICE agents” in which he said he had “already bled for this city” and that “we’re ready this time, ICE we’re f---ing coming for you.”

The next day, the complaint said, Wagner posted about ICE harassment, adding “we need to continue that, but we also need to cripple them.” He also advocated physical contact, saying “Anywhere we have an opportunity to get our hands on them, we need to put our hands on them.”

In other posts, the complaint said, Wagner urged others to “hunt” ICE officers with the goal of unmasking and identifying agents in order to impede their ability to make arrests “through group resistance.”

Demonstrators attend an "ICE Out" protest, after the fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by U.S. federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 30, 2026.

Prosecutors say Wagner made statements such as “this is kill or be killed,” “either we’re going to win, or I will die in this process” and “if it has to be done at the barrel of a gun, then let us have a little f----- fun.”

The complaint alleges that Wagner used his Instagram account to threaten an individual supportive of ICE by publishing the person’s phone number, birth month and year and address in Oak Park, Michigan. Wagner later admitted doxxing the victim’s parents’ house, the complaint said.

“Wagner’s alleged actions were an attempt to spread fire into our peaceful community,” said U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. “That is not going to happen.”

President Donald Trump signed an order in September labeling antifa a terrorist organization, though legal experts say U.S. presidents don’t have the legal authority to designate domestic movements as such, especially one lacking formal structure.

On Jan. 24, a second person — 37-year-old Alex Pretti — was fatally shot in Minneapolis by Department of Homeland Security agents there as part of the president's aggressive mass deportation efforts. Pretti's death has been ruled a homicide.

Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, announced on Feb. 4 that 700 federal immigration enforcement personnel would be drawn down from Minnesota, leaving about 2,000 remaining in the state.

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