"Federal agents have arrested gay journalist Don Lemon for covering an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota. His lawyer, Abbe Lowell, called it "a stunning and troubling effort to silence and punish a journalist for doing his job." "Don will call out their latest attack on the rule of law and fight any charges vigorously and thoroughly in court," he said. On January 18, a group of protesters entered the Cities Church in St. Paul, chanting "ICE out" and "Justice for Renee Good.""
"The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal magistrate judge for an arrest warrant for eight people at the demonstration, including Lemon. The magistrate signed off on arrest warrants for three of them, but not Lemon. The DOJ appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, but a three-judge panel refused to overturn the magistrate judge's decision in a ruling last Friday that was published on Saturday. On Monday, the DOJ said it would no longer try to arrest Lemon."
Federal agents sought an arrest warrant for journalist Don Lemon after he broadcast an anti-ICE protest at the Cities Church in St. Paul on January 18. Protesters chanted "ICE out" and "Justice for Renee Good" while confronting a pastor who also serves as the acting field office director for ERO at the local ICE office. Lemon, formerly a CNN host and now an independent journalist, was on site and streaming the demonstration. His lawyer, Abbe Lowell, called the effort to target Lemon "a stunning and troubling effort to silence and punish a journalist for doing his job." The DOJ requested warrants for eight demonstrators; a magistrate approved three but not Lemon. The DOJ appealed to the Eighth Circuit, which refused to overturn the magistrate's decision, and the DOJ later said it would not pursue Lemon's arrest.
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