Minneapolis man charged with online threats against ICE

Feb 06 Breaking Twin Cities 1 source 5 relevant data

Federal prosecutors have charged 37‑year‑old Minneapolis resident Kyle Wagner with conspiring and threatening to assault federal law‑enforcement officers in connection with ICE’s ongoing operations in Minnesota. A DOJ criminal complaint alleges Wagner, who identified himself as Antifa, posted Jan. 8 and Jan. 24 social‑media videos telling followers "ICE we’re f‑‑‑ing coming for you" and urging people to "get your f‑‑‑ing guns and stop these f‑‑‑ing people," and encouraged others to hunt, confront and assault ICE agents in Minneapolis. Prosecutors say he also doxxed a pro‑ICE supporter by posting that person’s name, phone number and home address on Instagram, effectively pointing an online mob at a private individual. The case drops into an already volatile landscape where ICE and Border Patrol have shot and killed Twin Cities residents and a wave of habeas cases is challenging federal conduct, and it shows DOJ is now moving on people who cross the line from protest into explicit calls for violence or targeting named individuals. Civil‑liberties advocates online are already debating where protected speech ends and criminal incitement begins, but the charging documents make clear the feds are watching social feeds as closely as they are watching the streets.

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Defendant: Kyle Wagner, 37, of Minneapolis, charged in federal court with conspiring and threatening to assault federal law‑enforcement officers
In a Jan. 8 video after ICE agent Jonathan Ross killed Renee Good, Wagner said, "ICE we’re f‑‑‑ing coming for you" and urged, "Anywhere we have an opportunity to get our hands on them, we need to put our hands on them"
On Jan. 24, the day Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents, Wagner allegedly told followers he was "not talking about peaceful protests anymore" and to "get your f‑‑‑ing guns and stop these f‑‑‑ing people"
DOJ says Wagner also doxxed an ICE supporter by posting the person’s name, phone number and home address on Instagram

📊 Relevant Data

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New Milestone in Operation Metro Surge: 4,000+ Criminal Illegals Removed from Minnesota Streets — The White House

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Venezuelan Migration, Crime, and Misperceptions — Brookings Institution

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Venezuelan Migration: Past, Present, and Future — Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

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Radical Rhetoric by Sanctuary Politicians Leads to an Unprecedented 1,300% Increase in Assaults on ICE Officers — Department of Homeland Security

Since September 2025, DHS has been involved in at least 13 shootings during immigration enforcement operations under the Trump administration.

Trump's DHS has shot 13 people during immigration enforcement operations — NBC News