"Lemon's arrest, which was confirmed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, appears to stem from a Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church, where individuals held a demonstration against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and interrupted the church's pastor, who is an ICE official, according to the New York Times. Lemon, who previously served as a CNN host for nearly a decade, live-streamed his coverage on his YouTube show, "The Don Lemon Show," and said during the livestream that he was "not part of the activists, but we're here just reporting on them.""
"The Justice Department initially sought to charge Lemon and seven others in response to the incident, pointing to a law protecting individuals in a house of worship, but a federal magistrate judge only allowed for three individuals - Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Allen and William Kelly - to be charged. The Justice Department then called on a federal appeals court to step in and force the additional warrants, but that effort was unsuccessful."
Federal agents arrested Don Lemon at a Beverly Hills hotel on Jan. 29 in connection with a Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul. Protesters objected to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and interrupted the church's pastor, who is an ICE official. Lemon live-streamed the event on his YouTube program and said he was reporting, not participating. The Justice Department sought charges against Lemon and seven others under a law protecting houses of worship; a federal magistrate judge authorized charges for three individuals only. A subsequent Justice Department appeal to compel additional warrants failed. Lemon was expected to appear in federal court in Los Angeles on Jan. 30.
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