We’ve seen the coddling of the violent anarchist group Antifa here in the United States as Democrats pretend it doesn’t really exist, despite their regular acts of brutality against ICE officers and anyone who doesn't agree with them.
The loosely organized group also operates in Europe, and now the U.S. State Department is calling them what they are: Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
The State Department will designate four Antifa-linked groups operating in Europe as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specifically Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) — putting them among the likes of ISIS, al-Qaeda and Hezbollah — Fox News Digital has learned.
The decision marks the first time the U.S. government has applied foreign terrorist designations to Antifa-linked groups, expanding President Donald Trump’s previous domestic terrorism directive to an international scale.
The four Antifa-aligned cells active in Europe — in Germany, Italy and Greece — are accused of organizing or carrying out bombings, shootings and other politically motivated attacks.
Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt (R) lauded the decision on social media Thursday:
Today, the State Department announced its plan to designate four violent Antifa cells as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
— Senator Eric Schmitt (@SenEricSchmitt) November 13, 2025
It's a major step in our fight against Antifa's terror network.
I was proud to work with the administration to make it happen.
This is a huge deal. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/Vh7m1hxDRa
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What does the move actually mean? It allows the U.S. to go after them where it hurts: in their pocketbooks.
The designation requires U.S. financial institutions to freeze assets of FTOs and SDGTs and ban entry of the group’s members into the U.S. It allows the U.S. to criminally prosecute those under U.S. jurisdiction who offer material support to FTOs or conspire to offer such support.
Meanwhile, as we’ve been reporting, the Department of Justice is investigating violent action allegedly caused by Antifa at a Turning Point USA event on Monday night at the University of California, Berkeley. Here’s Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon Thursday:
Looking forward to meeting in person today in CA with my FBI & DOJ colleagues in CA investigating Antifa violence and security failures at UC Berkeley.
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) November 13, 2025
I discussed this with President Trump and @AGPamBondi, who are both fully committed to ending this Antifa reign of terror! pic.twitter.com/sNjoWmi6XT
Four Antifa-linked groups in Europe – Germany's Antifa Ost, Italy's International Revolutionary Front (IRF), Greece’s Armed Proletarian Justice, and Greece's Revolutionary Class Self Defense – have conducted bombings, assaults, and shootings as they seek disruption and anarchy in their countries. Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Tommy Piggott said the time is now to take them seriously:
The anarchists, Marxists, and violent extremists of Antifa have waged a terror campaign in the United States and across the Western world for decades, carrying out bombings, beatings, shootings, and riots in service of their extreme agenda.
The State Department is committed to identifying and dismantling these terror networks that conspire to ruthlessly suppress the will of the people and violently undermine the very foundations of the United States and Western Civilization.
These terror groups have been tolerated for far too long. The Trump administration, at least, is showing that they're done fooling around.
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