US classifies Antifa groups in Europe as terrorist organizations

Groups affiliated with this movement ascribe to anarchist or Marxist revolutionary ideologies, including anti-Americanism, ‘anti-capitalism’ and anti-Christianity, using them to incite and justify violent attacks at home and abroad. The United States will continue to use all available tools to protect our national security and public safety and will deny funding and resources to terrorists, including targeting other Antifa groups around the world. Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State

Trump and his Republican allies have accused Antifa followers of fomenting political violence following the September shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and amid protests against federal immigration authorities in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon. The president threatened to persecute Antifa during his first term, between 2017 and 2021, and, in September, called Antifa a terrorist organization in an executive order.

Some experts in North American national security law assess that the designation is legally questionable because Antifa, short for antifascist, has no official leadership or organizational structure.