Overview
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the Civil Rights Division opened an investigation into potential violations of the federal FACE Act.
- Dozens of anti-ICE activists entered Cities Church during services in St. Paul, with the interruption lasting about 30 minutes and effectively ending worship.
- Don Lemon embedded with the group, livestreamed the action, and argued the protesters were exercising First Amendment rights.
- Organizers included the Racial Justice Network and Black Lives Matter Minnesota, which targeted the church based on the unconfirmed ICE allegation.
- The FACE Act prohibits force or physical obstruction that injures, intimidates, or interferes with religious worship, and no charges have been announced in the case.