"Leaders of an environmental advocacy organization known for pulling provocative stunts such as spray painting the Charging Bull statue in New York City and pouring paint at Google headquarters claim that they are under investigation by the FBI. Extinction Rebellion NYC, a self-described "nonviolent climate advocacy nonprofit," alleged that two special agents from the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force visited a former member at their home 200 miles outside of New York City."
"The press release noted that this isn't the time the FBI has visited members of its organization. In March 2025, six activists - including a professor at Boston University - affiliated with Extinction Rebellion Boston were visited by FBI agents, WBUR reported. The Boston outlet found that the only connection the activists had with each other was their involvement in climate based protests. While a few of them have misdemeanors stemming from civil disobedience; none of them have federal arrest records."
Extinction Rebellion NYC alleged two FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force agents visited a former member at their home 200 miles outside New York City and asked about involvement in XRNYC. The former member declined to speak and referred all questions to an attorney. The National News Desk reached out to the FBI to confirm whether an investigation is underway. In March 2025, six activists affiliated with Extinction Rebellion Boston were visited by FBI agents; a few had misdemeanor charges from civil disobedience but none had federal arrest records. A retired FBI special agent noted agents conduct hundreds of thousands of interviews annually, which can reflect intelligence-gathering. Extinction Rebellion NYC has staged high-profile stunts and criticized President Trump, Tesla, and AI data centers, and raised concerns about connections to a September executive order targeting domestic terrorism and organized political violence.
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