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Anti-ICE Protesters Disrupt Minneapolis Church Service as Don Lemon Films

The church became a target over unverified online claims about a pastor’s ICE ties following the Jan. 7 shooting of Renee Good.

Overview

  • A group entered Cities Church during Sunday worship, chanted anti-ICE slogans, and the service was halted as seen in circulating video.
  • Protesters alleged a lead pastor named online as David Easterwood works for ICE, a claim Hindustan Times reports it has not independently verified.
  • Don Lemon was present and livestreamed the demonstration, saying he was there as a journalist and defending disruptive protest tactics.
  • The action followed continuing outrage over the ICE operation in which Renee Good was fatally shot on Jan. 7, an incident still under investigation.
  • Separate footage and accounts showed protesters confronting people they suspected were ICE, with Townhall also reporting that the president readied troops and that Gov. Tim Walz activated the National Guard.