Overview

• The presidential decree describes Antifa as a militarized, anarchist enterprise that seeks to overthrow U.S. institutions.
• The United States maintains no official list of domestic terrorist groups, and reporting notes the order largely directs agencies to investigate activities they can already pursue under existing law.
• The White House framed the move as a response to left-wing political violence following the Sept. 10 killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
• Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson in the Kirk case, and reports cite ammunition engraved with antifascist inscriptions and his stated hostility toward Kirk.
• Historians and former officials, including scholar Mark Bray and ex-FBI director Chris Wray, characterize Antifa as a diffuse ideology without leadership or formal structure, complicating any organizational designation.