Federal authorities arrested civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, St. Paul school board member Chauntyll Louisa Allen, and activist William Kelly for interfering with religious exercise during the January 18 disruption at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The group targeted Pastor David Easterwood over his reported ICE leadership role, chanting 'ICE out' and calling congregants 'fake Christians.' A judge rejected charges against former CNN host Don Lemon, who filmed the event, amid claims of bias linked to the judge's wife's anti-ICE views. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the charges under civil rights conspiracy and FACE Act violations, vowing more accountability as tensions rise with ongoing ICE operations.
