Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization

Order of September 22, 2025

Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist
Organization

Section 1. Antifa as a Terrorist Threat. Antifa is a
militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls
for the overthrow of the United States Government, law
enforcement authorities, and our system of law. It uses
illegal means to organize and execute a campaign of
violence and terrorism nationwide to accomplish these
goals. This campaign involves coordinated efforts to
obstruct enforcement of Federal laws through armed
standoffs with law enforcement, organized riots,
violent assaults on Immigration and Customs Enforcement
and other law enforcement officers, and routine doxing
of and other threats against political figures and
activists. Antifa recruits, trains, and radicalizes
young Americans to engage in this violence and
suppression of political activity, then employs
elaborate means and mechanisms to shield the identities
of its operatives, conceal its funding sources and
operations in an effort to frustrate law enforcement,
and recruit additional members. Individuals associated
with and acting on behalf of Antifa further coordinate
with other organizations and entities for the purpose
of spreading, fomenting, and advancing political
violence and suppressing lawful political speech. This
organized effort designed to achieve policy objectives
by coercion and intimidation is domestic terrorism.

Sec. 2. Designation as a Domestic Terrorist
Organization. Because of the aforementioned pattern of
political violence designed to suppress lawful
political activity and obstruct the rule of law, I
hereby designate Antifa as a ``domestic terrorist
organization.'' All relevant executive departments and
agencies shall utilize all applicable authorities to
investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal
operations--especially those involving terrorist
actions--conducted by Antifa or any person claiming to
act on behalf of Antifa, or for which Antifa or any
person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa provided
material support, including necessary investigatory and
prosecutorial actions against those who fund such
operations.

Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) This order shall be
implemented consistent with applicable law. This order
is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law
or in equity by any party against the United States,
its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers,
employees, or agents, or any other person.

(b) This order shall be published in the Federal
Register.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

September 22, 2025.