US EditionDon Lemon arrested, faces federal civil rights charges over Minnesota church protest
- Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, was arrested in Los Angeles on January 29 related to a protest at Cities Church in Minnesota earlier in January.
- Lemon's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, called the arrest an 'unprecedented attack on the First Amendment' and stated that Lemon intends to fight the charges.
- Georgia Fort, an independent journalist, was also arrested and expressed concern that her arrest was due to her reporting on the protest.
720 Articles
720 Articles
January 30, 2026 – Los Angeles (U.S.) – EFE. Communicator Don Lemon, recognized for his previous record in CNN, regained his freedom on Friday after being arrested in the city of Los Angeles. Authorities pointed out him for allegedly breaking federal regulations while doing his informative work during a demonstration in a temple in Minnesota. The protest in which he participated sought to denounce the migration operations carried out by the Dona…
Journalist Don Lemon charged in anti-ICE Church protest
Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday, January 30, after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. Lemon was arrested Thursday, January 29, while across the country in Los Angeles, while another independent journalist and two protest participants were arrested in Minnesota. He struck a confident, defiant to…
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…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
