US EditionDon Lemon arrested, faces federal civil rights charges over Minnesota church protest
- On Thursday night in Los Angeles, former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents while covering the Grammy Awards.
- According to the Department of Homeland Security, charges stem from a January 18, 2026 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where demonstrators disrupted a service over alleged ties to ICE.
- Legal filings note that authorities relied on an 1871 law and the FACE Act in Lemon's case, which involved three other people including Georgia Fort, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Last week, a federal magistrate judge rejected the Justice Department's bid to charge Lemon, and Abbe Lowell called the arrest `an unprecedented attack on the First Amendment` while Mark Schoeff warned `Jailing a journalist for doing their job is dangerous`.
- Amid a large federal surge in the Twin Cities, 3,000 federal immigration agents arrested over 3,000 undocumented immigrants, transforming daily life and fueling protests among residents of the Twin Cities.
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Don Lemon is a renowned US journalist who worked for CNN for many years. He has now been arrested after filming a protest against the ICE agency. He is accused of violating civil rights.
‘What in the World’; CBS Flips Over Don Lemon Being Arrested for Role in Church Mob
Friday’s CBS Mornings was the only broadcast network to mention on a flagship morning newscast the breaking story of former CNN host-turned-far-left internet charlatan Don Lemon being arrested by the Justice Department for depriving a St. Paul, Minnesota congregation of its First Amendment rights on January 18 as part of an anti-Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) mob.
Federal agents arrest journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for filming protest at St. Paul church
Screenshot from journalist Georgia Fort's live coverage of a protest in Cities Church in St. Paul over one of its pastors working for ICE.Federal agents arrested independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for covering a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, where a pastor is also an official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Lemon, a former CNN anchor and NBC correspondent, was arrested Thursday night as he was covering the …
When Covering the News Becomes a Crime, Democracy Loses
When reporting the news can get you arrested, democracy isn’t just threatened, it’s gasping for air. That’s exactly what happened Thursday night in Minnesota. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested for allegedly violating federal law during a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul. Lemon says he was there doing his job, covering a demonstration against the immigration crackdown on Jan. 18. Anthony W. Haddad The Millennial View The Trump administ…
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