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Antifa and domestic terrorism

The debate over whether Antifa should be treated as a domestic terrorism threat and the potential risks of conflating nonviolent political beliefs with criminal violence.

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Feb 1, 2026

Has the FBI ever designated a domestic political ideology or civil‑rights movement as a terror category before?

The FBI has long investigated and labeled violent activity by -based actors according to threat categories—like “racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists” and “anti‑government or anti‑autho...

Feb 1, 2026

How have civil liberties groups and legal scholars responded to the 2025 White House designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization?

Civil liberties groups and legal scholars uniformly raised alarms after September 2025 move to a domestic terrorist organization, arguing the declaration lacks a clear statutory basis, risks sweeping ...