US EditionDon Lemon arrested, faces federal civil rights charges over Minnesota church protest
Don Lemon faces federal civil rights charges after an anti-ICE protest disrupted a Minnesota church service, with supporters calling the arrest an unprecedented First Amendment attack.
- Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, was arrested by federal authorities in Los Angeles for his participation in a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was livestreaming the event.
- Georgia Fort, an independent journalist, was also arrested at her home after federal agents presented a warrant, stating her involvement in filming the protest.
- Lemon and his attorney called the arrest an unprecedented attack on the First Amendment, emphasizing his role as a journalist reporting on the protest.
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Nationwide dissent grows over ICE surge
Protests against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown spread across the United States on Friday as outrage deepened over the fatal shootings of two US citizens during federal enforcement operations in Minnesota, with demonstrators demanding an end to "heavy-handed and discriminatory tactics". Student organisers called for walkouts and a nationwide shutdown, urging "no work, no school and no shopping" in protest against the presence o…
The state's attorney general described the arrests as "deeply worrying" and said, "In Minnesota we don't treat journalists as criminals for doing their job."
Don Lemon Arrested in Beverly Hills Over St. Paul Church Protest
Award-winning journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Beverly Hills in connection with a protest he covered at a Minnesota church, his lawyer announced Friday. Lemon was in town covering the Grammy Awards, according to a statement from his attorney, Abbe Lowell. “Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy Awards. Don has been a journalist for…
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