"A group of protesters interrupted Sunday morning services at a St. Paul church because one of the pastors works with a federal immigration agency, according to police."
"At approximately 10:40 a.m., officers were called to the Cities Church in the 1500 block of Summit Avenue after receiving reports that some 30 to 40 protesters had interrupted services, according to police spokesperson Nikki Muehlhausen."
"In a Facebook post, protesters said they went to the church to ask for justice for Renee Good because they had identified a church pastor as the acting director for the St. Paul field office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement."
"A house of worship is not a public forum for your protest! It is a space protected from exactly such acts by federal criminal and civil laws!"
Protesters interrupted Sunday morning services at Cities Church in St. Paul after identifying a pastor who works with a federal immigration agency. About 30 to 40 protesters took part; officers were called at approximately 10:40 a.m., and the group had left by the time police arrived. Protesters said they sought justice for Renee Good after identifying a pastor as the acting director of the St. Paul ICE field office. The church lists David Easterwood as a pastor, and he is named as a defendant in a Jan. 12 state lawsuit connected to an earlier fatal confrontation. The U.S. Department of Justice announced an investigation into possible federal civil rights violations.
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