Antifa Violence: Why Terrorist Designation Remains Elusive

This is an AI-generated composite image based on real photographs of Antifa protests.

Despite recent attacks on ICE detention centers and a history of violence dating back to the 2016 election, designating Antifa as a terrorist group remains difficult due to limitations in the legal framework and the group’s decentralized structure.

On July 4, 2025, eleven people were arrested following what federal authorities described as a “planned ambush” attack on the Prairieland Detention Center (ICE facility) in Alvarado, Texas.