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According to the report, former CNN host Don Lemon has been arrested after he entered a Minnesota church and filmed anti-immigration enforcement protesters as they disrupted a service. Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents on Thursday night while in Los Angeles covering the Grammy Awards, according to a statement from his lawyer Abbe Lowell.
The attorney said that Don will fight these charges vigorously and thoroughly in court. The report added that Lemon went into the Cities Church in St Paul on January 19 with a group of protesters, who said one of the pastors was an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official.
The report also stated that Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done. The lawyer added: "This unprecedented attack on the First Amendment and transparent attempt to distract attention from the many crises facing this administration will not stand."
The report added that President Donald Trump's administration initially sought to charge eight people involved in the Minnesota church protest, citing a law that protects people in places of worship. But a magistrate judge who reviewed the evidence presented by the Justice Department approved charges for only three of those involved, excluding Lemon.
Additionally, the protests were part of ongoing unrest in Minnesota, where an operation by federal immigration agents has sparked confrontations that have left two US citizens dead. Jim Acosta, Lemon's former CNN colleague, wrote on social media in response to the arrest, stating that the arrest of Don is outrageous and cannot stand.
Source: PNA/ AZERTAC
The attorney said that Don will fight these charges vigorously and thoroughly in court. The report added that Lemon went into the Cities Church in St Paul on January 19 with a group of protesters, who said one of the pastors was an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official.
The report also stated that Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done. The lawyer added: "This unprecedented attack on the First Amendment and transparent attempt to distract attention from the many crises facing this administration will not stand."
The report added that President Donald Trump's administration initially sought to charge eight people involved in the Minnesota church protest, citing a law that protects people in places of worship. But a magistrate judge who reviewed the evidence presented by the Justice Department approved charges for only three of those involved, excluding Lemon.
Additionally, the protests were part of ongoing unrest in Minnesota, where an operation by federal immigration agents has sparked confrontations that have left two US citizens dead. Jim Acosta, Lemon's former CNN colleague, wrote on social media in response to the arrest, stating that the arrest of Don is outrageous and cannot stand.
Source: PNA/ AZERTAC
