Feds Arrest Anti-ICE Agitators Over ‘Attack’ On Minnesota Church
Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Louisa Allen in connection with a coordinated disruption at cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, Attorney General Pam Bondi said. Authorities say the pair are accused of violating the FACE Act (and have been linked in some reports to potential charges under 18 U.S.C. 241) for their roles in the incident; Bondi warned more arrests could follow. The arrests occurred amid wider anti-ICE demonstrations in Minnesota, where federal immigration operations have met resistance from state and local officials. The article describes Armstrong as a longtime left-wing activist who previously praised a convicted cop killer, led a Minneapolis nonprofit (the Wayfinder Foundation) that paid her substantial compensation between 2019 and 2024, and now runs a cannabis company called Dope Roots; the foundation reportedly received funding from the Black Lives matter Global Network Foundation. Former CNN host Don Lemon was among people accused of confronting the church’s pastor but has not been charged; a magistrate judge reportedly declined to sign a complaint allowing federal officials to arrest him, though the Justice Department may pursue other avenues. The piece was writen by Shawn Fleetwood for The Federalist.
Two anti-ICE activists have been arrested for their alleged roles in barnstorming a Minnesota-based church, federal authorities announced Thursday.
In a series of X posts, Attorney General Pam Bondi disclosed that Homeland Security Investigators and FBI agents executed the arrests of Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Louisa Allen. According to Bondi, Armstrong “allegedly played a key role in organizing the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota” this past weekend.
“Listen loud and clear: WE DO NOT TOLERATE ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP,” wrote Bondi, who telegraphed there could be “more” arrests “to come.”
Both suspects have been arrested for allegedly violating the FACE Act, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
As reported by Fox News, Armstrong has boasted a long history of far-left activism. This includes previously praising a convicted cop killer and calling for a boycott of Target after the company seemingly “rolled back” some of its racist DEI programs.
Armstrong also reportedly raked in more than $1 million while running a Minneapolis-based nonprofit aimed at tackling poverty-related issues. According to Fox News, “Armstrong, who is currently the founder and CEO of a cannabis company called Dope Roots, led the nonprofit as executive director for at least six years, from 2019 through 2024, according to tax filings by the Wayfinder Foundation.”
“According to filings ranging from 2019 to 2024, in six years Armstrong made $936,395 as executive director of the Wayfinder Foundation, plus an additional $201,313 in health benefits and other compensation,” the report reads. “Meanwhile, during her time in leadership, the Wayfinder Foundation disbursed approximately $700,052 in grants.”
The organization has reportedly received funding from the left-wing Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation.
Among the other agitators to storm the aforementioned St. Paul church was former CNN host Don Lemon, who accosted the church’s pastor for not being on board with such individuals disrupting his congregation’s worship service. Lemon has not been arrested or charged for his alleged conduct as of this article’s publication.
Sunday’s incident was one of several anti-ICE demonstrations to take place throughout Minnesota, where federal agents are attempting to conduct immigration operations in the face of hostility from the state’s Democrat leaders. These politicians — notably Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey — have repeatedly gone out of their way to vilify immigration officials and effectively incite violence against them.
UPDATE:
CBS News and The Daily Wire reported Thursday that a magistrate judge refused to sign off on a complaint for federal officials to arrest Lemon, a decision that “enraged” Bondi. One source, however, did tell CBS “that the process is not over, and the Justice Department could find other avenues to charge Lemon.”
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