Probe Launched After Antifa Targets Turning Point USA Event at UC–Berkeley: DOJ Official

Alleging Antifa has been able to ‘operate with impunity’ in California, a top official said several Justice Department sections are investigating.

Berkeley police arrest a protester outside of a Turning Point USA event at the University of California–Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Federal authorities are investigating events surrounding a violent Antifa protest at a conservative gathering in California, a top Justice Department official announced on Nov. 11.

That action comes in the wake of a Nov. 10 Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event at the University of California–Berkeley, where “violent thugs” attacked attendees, according to Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general who heads the Justice Department’s civil rights division.