US Supreme Court denies bid for pretrial release by anti-ICE activist
Justices left in place a lower court ruling that Wagner posed a danger to the community, and his trial is set for January.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to allow the pretrial release of anti-ICE activist Kyle Wagner, who faces federal charges for allegedly threatening social media posts made during a Minneapolis immigration crackdown.
- President Donald Trump has prioritized countering left-wing groups during his second term, designating antifa a "domestic terrorist organization" last year and threatening to investigate and prosecute financial supporters.
- In August, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's release order, ruling the administration made an "adequate showing of Wagner's dangerousness" despite his lack of violent criminal history.
- Writing in dissent, Judge Rachel Bloomekatz questioned why the government "seldom appeals pretrial release orders," while Wagner's lawyers argue his detention rests on a "tendentious reading" of his social media posts.
- Wagner remains in custody facing charges of cyberstalking and transmitting interstate threats, with his trial scheduled to begin in January.
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US Supreme Court denies bid for pretrial release by anti-ICE activist
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to allow the pretrial release of an anti-ICE activist whose arrest for an allegedly threatening social media post during an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was touted by President Donald Trump's administration in its campaign against "left-wing agitators."
Supreme Court denies pretrial release for anti-ICE activist
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request for pretrial release from Kyle Wagner, a self-described antifa activist, arrested for allegedly threatening social media posts during an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Wagner was initially ordered released by a judge, but federal prosecutors appealed, claiming he was a danger to the community. He was subsequently returned to custody. The big picture: Wagner’s lawyers argued that he was being unlawfu…
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