Don Lemon, Anti-ICE and Minnesota
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Journalist Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes after covering anti-ICE church protest
Journalist Don Lemon has been released from custody after being charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted services at a Minnesota church.
Anti-ICE demonstrations are expected across the country today, including a student walkout in New York City and a protest in Minneapolis following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Federal agents detained 21-year-old Jerome Richardson Feb. 2, over his involvement in the controversial protest that took place at a Minneapolis church.
WHEN DON LEMON WAS ARRESTED after reporting on the aggressive protest of a church whose pastor allegedly works for ICE, the Trump administration claimed that Lemon and another journalist present at the event had violated federal laws meant, in part, to shield churches from having their services disrupted.
Don Lemon has been released from federal custody after a short hearing in downtown Los Angeles Friday. Free on a no cash bond and able to travel domestically and internationally despite a just unsealed two-count indictment,
EXCLUSIVE: Don Lemon will appear before a federal judge this afternoon in downtown LA after being arrested by federal agents late Thursday night. While the charges against the former CNN anchor remain sealed by the Department of Justice and have yet to appear in a court docket,