According to the State Department document, A/I Collective operated a substantial digital network offering encrypted communications, website hosting, anonymous services, secure video conferencing and streaming tools.
The platform reportedly supported approximately 16,000 email accounts, 1,500 websites, 5,500 mailing lists and 10,000 blogs. Access to the network was not open to the general public, according to the memo, which said users were screened before gaining entry and were expected to share ideological ties to left-wing political causes.
“These tools are specifically designed to support the operations of far-left terrorist networks, built to enable them to organize, recruit, communicate, disseminate propaganda, share target information and tactics, and carry out violent attacks – all while remaining anonymous, untraceable, and beyond the reach of the law,” the memo reads in part.
Among the U.S.-based groups identified in the document was Rose City Antifa, which has operated in Portland for nearly two decades.
The State Department memo alleged that the organization used A/I Collective’s services to organize activities and distribute material encouraging supporters to target U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft with lasers.
One flyer cited in the memo urged participants to “unleash your beam at the cop copter” after 9 p.m. while operating from public areas. Participants were also told to “mask up.”
The alleged campaign was not merely theoretical. According to the information cited by the State Department, at least one person later pleaded guilty after aiming a laser at a CBP helicopter, forcing the aircraft to abandon a planned landing.
The memo further alleged that A/I-hosted platforms were used to publish personal information involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel. It also said online posts encouraged attacks against ICE agents both in public and “in their homes.”
Those activities ultimately contributed to a federal indictment, according to the document.
The State Department’s memo also placed Rose City Antifa within a broader digital ecosystem that included a media organization using A/I Collective infrastructure to distribute statements and calls to action from several U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations.
Those groups included Hamas, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hezbollah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
The document did not accuse Rose City Antifa of directly coordinating operations or jointly planning attacks with those foreign organizations. Instead, the connection identified by the State Department involved the shared use of the same digital infrastructure.
The media organization described its mission as providing militants with a “tool” through which “essential information” could be distributed and then “acted upon.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the designation sends a clear message that organizations accused of providing technological support to violent extremist networks will face consequences.
“Far-left terrorism poses a profound threat to the United States and the broader West. Today, the United States sanctioned Autistici/Inventati – a major far-left tech collective whose services are used by the most active and violent Antifa cells in the United States and across the world,” Rubio said.
Rubio also vowed that the administration would continue using federal authorities to combat extremist violence and protect law enforcement personnel, political opponents and critical infrastructure.
“There will be no refuge for violent extremists who wage war on our civilization and plot to undermine law and order, destroy critical infrastructure, assault political opponents, or conspire to conceal their crimes from authorities. We will use all the tools and authorities at our disposal to fight terrorism and protect our way of life from terrorist coercion.”
Under the new designation, property and financial interests belonging to Autistici/Inventati that fall under U.S. jurisdiction can be blocked. The designation also generally prohibits American individuals and businesses from conducting transactions with the organization. Violators could face civil or criminal penalties.
The State Department memo also cited other alleged users of A/I Collective services, including Jane’s Revenge, anarchist cells accused of claiming responsibility for acts of sabotage involving railways and pipelines in Europe.
Another group referenced in the document was tied to attacks connected to the construction of a law-enforcement training facility in Atlanta.
Fox News reported that it sought comment from Autistici/Inventati, Rose City Antifa and Jane’s Revenge regarding the allegations and the new designation.
Wednesday’s action follows a broader series of moves by the Trump administration targeting anarchist and Antifa-linked organizations. In November 2025, the State Department designated four European anarchist groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
The administration also issued a 2025 executive order designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
The latest designation marks another significant step in Washington’s effort to disrupt the financial and technological networks that federal officials say allow violent extremist groups to communicate, organize and operate across borders.
