Left-wing Antifa and similar anarchist groups claim to operate without serious organization, and instead portray themselves as individual antifascists who come together to protest. 

However, Antifa itself has chapters, most notably Rose City Antifa in Portland and Atlanta Antifascists. 

The Trump administration has vowed to crack down on Antifa groups, and recently declared Antifa a domestic terror organization via executive order. 

“Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities and our system of law,” the order says. “It uses illegal means to organize and execute a campaign of violence and terrorism nationwide to accomplish these goals.”

“Individuals associated with and acting on behalf of Antifa further coordinate with other organizations and entities for the purpose of spreading, fomenting and advancing political violence and suppressing lawful political speech,” the executive order notes. “This organized effort designed to achieve policy objectives by coercion and intimidation is domestic terrorism.”

Federal law enforcement agents break up protesters outside of an immigrant processing center with a barrage of tear gas and pepper balls on Sept. 27, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. The demonstrators were protesting a recent surge in ICE apprehensions in the Chicago area, part of a push by the Trump administration dubbed Operation Midway Blitz.  (Getty Images)

Dixon and UNC did not return requests for comment. Neither did IWW, Muslims for Social Justice or Ready the Ground. 

APOC and The Raqqa Society could not be reached for comment. 

Harvard declined to comment.