Foreign Terror Designation Could Boost US Efforts to Dismantle Antifa
Smoke is sprayed in a crowd at an Antifa demonstration to mark the 12th anniversary of the death of activist Clement Meric, in Paris on June 8, 2025. Bastien Ohier/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images

Foreign Terror Designation Could Boost US Efforts to Dismantle Antifa

Officials and experts say Antifa operates overseas and is well-organized and well-funded.
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With the Trump administration intensifying investigations into the overseas operations and financial networks of far-left extremist group Antifa, debate has sharpened over whether the group should be designated a foreign terrorist organization.

President Donald Trump designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization in a Sept. 22 executive order, 12 days after conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was slain at an event at Utah Valley University. The alleged gunman left behind bullet casings with writing on them, including an unspent one that read, “Hey, fascist! Catch!”
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