Federal Agents Arrest Man for Threatening ICE Officers

Federal agents arrested 37-year-old Kyle Wagner of Minneapolis on Thursday in a predawn raid on an apartment building, charging him with cyberstalking and making threats against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers amid heightened tensions over federal immigration operations in Minnesota.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice carried out the operation, which involved breaking a window to enter the building. Wagner, who had gone into hiding after his online posts, was taken into custody without further incident after agents spent about an hour inside. He made his initial court appearance the following day and remains detained pending further proceedings. The case was filed in federal court in Detroit, Michigan, due to an alleged doxxing incident connected to that state.

Prosecutors accuse Wagner of using social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and others to post videos and messages last month urging followers to confront, assault and resist ICE officers. The posts followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a Customs and Border Protection agent on January 7, when Good struck the agent with her car during an altercation. Wagner...