President Trump's assertion that he will simply declare Antifa to be a terrorist organization is legally unfounded and raises serious constitutional concerns. I have been a loud critic of Antifa (and its academic enablers) for years. However, the State Department is tasked...

...making such determinations under Section 212 (a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and Section
140(d)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act
(FRAA). This is confined to foreign organizations. Antifa does have some international reach- related site...

...was banned by Germany. However, it is primarily a domestic group and lacks a defined structure or organization. Such a designation would implicate serious free speech concerns over its possible use against other domestic groups. We can combat Antifa without this escalation.