Minneapolis Anti-ICE Influencer Arrested After Alleged Threat Campaign and Michigan Doxxing Incident
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Executive Summary
Federal authorities arrested Minneapolis resident Kyle Wagner, 37, on cyberstalking and threat-related charges after alleging he used social media to encourage violence against ICE agents and to dox a pro-ICE individual by publishing personal details tied to an Oak Park, Michigan address. Prosecutors say the case was filed in the Eastern District of Michigan because the doxxing targeted a Michigan victim and included the victim’s parents’ address. The allegations describe a shift from protest rhetoric into explicit advocacy of assault and armed confrontation framed as “war,” with prosecutors pointing to repeated January posts as the basis for the charges.
Analysis
The government’s theory is simple: Wagner wasn’t just venting online, he was trying to mobilize people to identify and physically attack federal officers and then escalated into targeted harassment of a private individual. The DOJ release lays out a January progression from “harass ICE” language into explicit calls to “hunt” agents, “unmask and identify” them, and statements that frame confrontation as inevitable, including references to guns and “kill or be killed.” The complaint narrative also describes Wagner distributing protective gear (gas masks, shields) to “agitators,” reinforcing that prosecutors view this as organizing and enablement rather than hot takes.
The Michigan hook is the doxxing event. Prosecutors allege Wagner used Instagram to publish a phone number, birth month/year, and the parents’ Oak Park address of a pro-ICE individual, paired with threatening language that implied doorstep harassment. That cross-state victimization is why the case is charged in Michigan, and it’s the cleanest criminal leverage point because it’s specific, documentable, and tied to a named victim. Bottom line: this is being treated as a deterrence case aimed at drawing a bright line between protest activity and targeted threats/doxxing that prosecutors can package as interstate cyberstalking and illegal threat communications.
