Antifa maintains ties to international network, as Trump administration eyes foreign terrorist designation

Published September 25, 2025 5:00am ET



Antifa cells in America actively receive funding from an international antifascist network working to establish chapters around the world, though their financial ties might soon be severed, as U.S. national security officials are reportedly moving toward a foreign terrorism classification for antifa abroad.

Antifa International, an antifascist cohort helping far-left militants connect to local antifa cells or operate their own, is one of the international networks providing material support to antifa operatives in the United States by way of its bail fund.

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