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Homeland Security Claims Antifa Arrest Will Dismantle Network

10/15/2025

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed Katherine Vogel’s arrest, described as the girlfriend of an alleged antifa founder, would dismantle an antifa network.
Luis Enrique Marquez and Stanislav Vysotsky, criminology expert, dismissed the claim as absurd, noting that antifa lacks formal organization and is decentralized.
The Department of Homeland Security labeled Rose City Antifa a domestic terrorist organization, while Vysotsky said the rhetoric distracts from right-wing violence and ICE actions.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed Katherine Vogel’s arrest, described as the girlfriend of an alleged antifa founder, would dismantle an antifa network.
Luis Enrique Marquez and Stanislav Vysotsky, criminology expert, dismissed the claim as absurd, noting that antifa lacks formal organization and is decentralized.
The Department of Homeland Security labeled Rose City Antifa a domestic terrorist organization, while Vysotsky said the rhetoric distracts from right-wing violence and ICE actions.