We recently received word that some comrades who were approached by federal agents at their homes in November were told that the FBI was attempting to gather intelligence regarding certain right wingers that had been protesting at the ICE facility, along with their supposed ties to different Nazi organizations in PDX.

THIS IS A VERY CLEAR ATTEMPT BY THE FEDS TO DECEIVE PEOPLE INTO BEING COMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO TALK TO THEM. DO NOT BUY THEIR LIES! DO NOT SPEAK TO THE FBI! (even about your enemies)

Following Trump’s Executive Order designating “ANTIFA” as a domestic terrorist organization, alongside what we know about National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), it is clear that the country’s intelligence agencies and federal prosecutors are immensely prioritizing curbing anti-fascist dissent around the country, by any means necessary… including the FBI lying about why they showed up to your door that day.

NSPM-7 states:

“There are common recurrent motivations and indicia uniting this pattern of violent and terroristic activities under the umbrella of self-described “anti-fascism.” These movements portray foundational American principles (e.g., support for law enforcement and border control) as “fascist” to justify and encourage acts of violent revolution. This “anti-fascist” lie has become the organizing rallying cry used by domestic terrorists to wage a violent assault against democratic institutions, constitutional rights, and fundamental American liberties. Common threads animating this violent conduct include anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity; support for the overthrow of the United States Government; extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality. As described in the Order of September 22, 2025 (Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization)”

NSPM-7 specifically instructs the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) to “coordinate and supervise a comprehensive national strategy to investigate, prosecute, and disrupt entities and individuals engaged in acts of political violence and intimidation designed to suppress lawful political activity or obstruct the rule of law”, as well as investigate “all participants in these criminal and terroristic conspiracies-including the organized structures, networks, entities, organizations, funding sources, and predicate actions behind them.”

The United States Attorney General was explicitly instructed to prosecute federal crimes related to these investigations, and to “issue specific guidance that ensures domestic terrorism priorities include politically motivated terrorist acts.” These acts are identified as assault, civil disorder, destruction of property, organized doxing, looting, rioting, swatting, threats of violence, and trespass. The Attorney General may also “recommend that any group or entity whose members are engaged in activities meeting the definition of ‘domestic terrorism’ in 18 U.S.C. 2331(5) merits designation as a ‘domestic terrorist organization.“‘

Knowing all of this, when the FBI comes to your door, especially after you have been arrested for anti-fascist protest, it is safe to assume that they aren’t there to protect you against right-wing extremism, regardless of what they say.

We know that the FBI doesn’t actually care about right wing extremists – not when they literally work for a right wing extremist government, recruit violent right wing extremists to serve in their agencies, and maintain right wing extremism by targeting and brutalizing anti-fascist organizers.

By giving the FBI info about anyone or anything, you are helping them better understand networks and ties between people. This can have dire consequences.

Talking to the FBI is incredibly dangerous and unprincipled behavior. We must set the standard that no one divulges anything at all to the state, even about our enemies — our enemies who remain protected and emboldened by a government that allows them to commit endless violence against our communities… with impunity.

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HARMLESS TESTIMONY.

“But, but, but what could the FBI possibly learn from someone ranting about right wingers?“

Even in the off chance that your words to the FBI don’t directly result in someone being incriminated or targeted, which is pretty unlikely given the fact that the FBl is trained to spin anything and everything you say into a reason to target left wing activists, you are letting the feds know that you are someone they can extract information from. If you’re going to talk to the FBI willingly, what happens when they increase the pressure a little and now the stakes are higher? What information will you divulge when you now actually have something to risk?

If you talk to them once, it won’t be your last.

Additionally, we shouldn’t ever wish state repression onto anyone. People divulge even more information to the state when they are facing repression and offered deals to cooperate. Do not put someone in the position where the feds reward them for handing over names and other dangerous information. You don’t think that the right wingers you wanna turn over to the government will sing and get other comrades caught too? Every single body that the fascists capture is fuel for their police state. Hand over no one.

Remember! You can never talk yourself out of charges, only into them. Do not say anything at all.

IF YOU ARE APPROACHED BY FEDERAL AGENTS, CALL THE NLG FEDERAL DEFENSE HOTLINE: 212-679-2811

Shoot us an email and tell us about your encounter too: pdxantirepression@anche.no

Stay safe. Stay informed. Stay dangerous.