ICE protesters who interrupted Minnesota church service won’t face state charges, prosecutor says
The decision leaves 39 defendants facing federal civil-rights cases after prosecutors said evidence was insufficient for state charges.
- The St. Paul City Attorney's Office will not file charges in a protest at a St. Paul church that resulted in federal charges against dozens of people.
- Federal criminal cases are ongoing against 38 people, including civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, former CNN host Don Lemon, and others, for interrupting a church service.
- The city attorney said the available evidence is insufficient to meet the standard for criminal charges under Minnesota state statutes, but acts of violence or threats to public safety remain serious concerns.
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City attorney: No charges for ICE protesters, journalists at St. Paul Cities Church
The St. Paul City Attorney’s office is not filing charges in connection with a protest in January at Cities Church in St. Paul where dozens of people were arrested, including journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon and civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, KARE 11 reported this week. Related: Church protest held where Minnesota ICE official is also a pastor In a statement, the City Attorney’s office said the “right to peacefully protest is…
Protesters who interrupted Minnesota church service won’t face state charges, prosecutor says
Dozens of anti-immigration enforcement protesters who face federal criminal charges after they interrupted a Minnesota church service in January, accompanied by former CNN journalist Don Lemon, will not additionally face state charges.
ICE protesters who interrupted Minnesota church service won't face state charges, prosecutor says
Dozens of anti-immigration enforcement protesters who face federal criminal charges after they interrupted a Minnesota church service in January, accompanied by former CNN journalist Don Lemon, will not additionally face state charges.
No state charges for anti-ICE protesters at Cities Church, St. Paul city attorney says
The St. Paul city attorney on Tuesday announced that the demonstrators who disrupted a service at Cities Church in January — where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leader also serves as a pastor — will not face state charges.
St. Paul won't charge ICE protesters who entered Cities Church in January during Operation Metro Surge
While there are still federal charges pending, St. Paul's City Attorney Irene Kao said there was insufficient evidence to establish probable cause, and to go forward in the case after they conducted a thorough review of the evidence submitted by law enforcement.
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