{"id":2544437,"date":"2026-01-20T02:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oops-leader-of-anti-ice-church-invasion-just-made-prosecutors-job-a-lot-easier-26\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T02:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:53:46","slug":"oops-leader-of-anti-ice-church-invasion-just-made-prosecutors-job-a-lot-easier-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oops-leader-of-anti-ice-church-invasion-just-made-prosecutors-job-a-lot-easier-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Oops: Leader of Anti-ICE Church Invasion Just Made Prosecutors&#8217; Job a Lot Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foops-leader-of-anti-ice-church-invasion-just-made-prosecutors-job-a-lot-easier-26%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2544437&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nekima levy Armstrong, described in the report as an alleged organizer, led a group that disrupted a worship service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, protesting local ICE operations. Video she posted showed protesters chanting &#8220;ICE out&#8221; and &#8220;Justice for Renee Good,&#8221; and she publicly named and pinned the identities of those involved on social media.Armstrong is identified as head of the local Racial Justice Network and credited co-organizers from Black Lives Matter Minnesota and Twin Cities groups, along with several autonomous journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Cities Church pastor Jonathan Parnell called the interruption &#8220;shameful,&#8221; and media figures debated whether the action was protected protest. The article notes ABC News reporting that David Easterwood, an assistant pastor who leads a local ICE field office, was not clearly present during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The white House press secretary and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attorney general condemned<\/a> the disruption, and the Justice Department opened an inquiry. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-antrim-co-forensic-report-bombshell-reveals-dominion-machines-were-set-at-68-05-error-ratemeaning-68-05-of-ballots-could-be-sent-out-for-mass-adjudication-giving-individuals-or-ma\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Antrim Co. Forensic ... BOMBSHELL Reveals Dominion Machines Were Set At 68.05% Error Rate\u2026Meaning 68.05% Of Ballots Could Be Sent Out For Mass Adjudication, Giving Individuals Or Machines Ability To Change 68.05% Of Votes\">assistant attorney general<\/a> for civil rights said federal charges are likely, citing statutes such as the FACE Act (which protects the free exercise of religion at places of worship) and the Ku Klux Klan Act as possible legal bases. The piece concludes that Armstrong&#8217;s public posting of participants&#8217; names may <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/helene-makes-unlikely-friends-of-republican-swing-state-governors-and-biden-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Helene makes unlikely friends of Republican swing-state governors and Biden - Washington Examiner\">aid federal efforts<\/a> to identify and charge those who took part.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nekima Levy Armstrong &mdash; an alleged organizer of an invasion of a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations &mdash; did some of the Trump Justice Department&rsquo;s work for them by posting the names of those involved in the incident on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disturbing-content-video-mn-church-attack-spreads-christians-berated-not-bowing-leftism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protest<\/a> that Armstrong posted Sunday to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nekimalevyarmstrong\/posts\/pfbid0c3mvA2mRUpZrdq6tvqVdTan1kKpEgyYJJTfmHMokGkE8YD5zkXJ1hYEsxoeurBWdl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page<\/a> showed a group of people disrupting a worship service at Cities Church in St. Paul, chanting &ldquo;ICE out&rdquo; and &ldquo;Justice for Renee Good.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong leads the local grassroots civil rights organization Racial Justice Network, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/doj-vows-press-charges-after-activists-disrupt-church-129338647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a caption to her post, she wrote, &ldquo;Friends, Here is a clip of our demonstration this morning at Cities Church in St. Paul. David Easterwood is a Pastor at this church and the Acting Field Director for the ICE office in St. Paul. It&rsquo;s time for judgment to begin, and it will begin in the House of God!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you to all of the activists who showed up + independent journalists Georgia Fort, Don Lemon, DawokeFarmer2, Brixton Hughes. Special thanks to Monique Cullars Doty, Chauntyll Allen, Satara Strong-Allen for co-organizing this mission from Black Lives Matter Minnesota &amp; Black Lives Matter Twin Cities Metro, along with Racial Justice Network.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She just&hellip;posted everyone involved.<\/p>\n<p>And then PINNED it to her profile. Incredible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nukgJ5JZgd\">pic.twitter.com\/nukgJ5JZgd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bonchieredstate\/status\/2013250775896539194?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>ABC News noted that the assistant pastor, David Easterwood, who leads a local ICE field office, was not overseeing Sunday&rsquo;s worship service, and it was not even clear he was present at the church during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Cities Church pastor Jonathan Parnell told former CNN host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-doj-confirms-charges-coming-don-lemon-anti-ice-agitators-invaded-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Lemon<\/a> during the protest that it was &ldquo;shameful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is unacceptable&hellip; It&rsquo;s shameful to interrupt a public gathering of Christians in worship,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon countered, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a Constitution with freedom of speech and freedom to assemble in protest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re here to worship Jesus, because that&rsquo;s the hope of these cities, that&rsquo;s the hope of the world, is Jesus Christ,&rdquo; Parnell responded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; &#128680;TODAY: MINNESOTA SHEPHERD PROTECTS HIS SHEEP FROM WOLVES.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash;Pastor Jonathan Parnell asks former CNN anchor Don Lemon to leave his church.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash;Don Lemon says, &ldquo;Please, don&rsquo;t push me.&rdquo; (He wasn&rsquo;t pushed. He&rsquo;s just that entitled).<\/p>\n<p>Extremist protesters entered Cities Church&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FUkCxBeyll\">pic.twitter.com\/FUkCxBeyll<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pastor Travis Johnson (@BasedPastorTrav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasedPastorTrav\/status\/2013070337286569993?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If Lemon knew his Constitution, he would realize that it protects the freedom of religion.<\/p>\n<p>How does interrupting a church service, where people are engaged in the First Amendment right to freely exercise their religion, equate to protected activity?<\/p>\n<p>It does not.<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitt-absolutely-nukes-reporter-tried-paint-ice-violent-left-wing-hack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> said in a statement on Sunday, &ldquo;President Trump will not tolerate the intimidation and harassment of Christians in their sacred places of worship. The Department of Justice has launched a full investigation into the despicable incident that took place earlier today at a church in Minnesota.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump will not tolerate the intimidation and harassment of Christians in their sacred places of worship.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice has launched a full investigation into the despicable incident that took place earlier today at a church in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec\/status\/2013075971348332554?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wrath-american-justice-ag-pam-bondi-outlines-criminal-charges-put-maduro-away-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pam Bondi<\/a> affirmed, &ldquo;I just spoke to the Pastor in Minnesota whose church was targeted. Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of federal law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just spoke to the Pastor in Minnesota whose church was targeted. Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of federal law.<\/p>\n<p>If state leaders refuse to act responsibly to prevent lawlessness, this Department of Justice&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/2013093526867689835?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-doj-confirms-charges-coming-don-lemon-anti-ice-agitators-invaded-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harmeet Dhillon<\/a> laid out on Monday during an interview with conservative podcast host Benny Johnson the charges the protesters may face.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will pursue charges in this case,&rdquo; she confirmed. &ldquo;Exactly what they are, I&rsquo;m not going to flag, but the FACE Act has been mentioned as one of the predicates there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: DOJ Announces Intention to Charge Don Lemon under the Ku Klux Klan Act.<\/p>\n<p>The KKK Act makes it illegal to threaten, hurt, or intimidate people to prevent them from exercising their God-given rights.<\/p>\n<p>HARMEET DHILLON: &ldquo;The Klan Act is one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-doj-confirms-charges-are-coming-for-don-lemon-and-anti-ice-agitators-who-invaded-church\/\" title=\"Breaking: DOJ Confirms Charges Are Coming for ... and Anti-... Agitators Who Invaded ...\">important federal&#038;hellip<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GWnXAMtWc9\">pic.twitter.com\/GWnXAMtWc9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2013283898935882195?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/18\/248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FACE Act<\/a>, in addition to protecting abortion clinics, makes it a crime to &ldquo;intimidate or interfere with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dhillon also cited the Ku Klux Klan Act, which makes it illegal &ldquo;to terrorize and violate the civil rights of citizens,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here&rsquo;s what happened inside Cities Church today. Look at the terrified child being comforted by his father at 1:05.<\/p>\n<p>If the FACE Act isn&rsquo;t enforced against these lawless radicals, then expect for this to continue all over the country.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAGDhillon?\">@AAGDhillon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uV8Btg1tFX\">pic.twitter.com\/uV8Btg1tFX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Denny Burk (@DennyBurk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DennyBurk\/status\/2013060811669885235?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone in the protest community needs to know that the fullest force of the federal government is going to come down and prevent this from happening and put people away for a long time,&rdquo; the Justice Department official concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A house of worship is not a public forum for your protest! It is a space protected from exactly such acts by federal criminal and civil laws! Nor does the First Amendment protect your pseudo journalism of disrupting a prayer service.<\/p>\n<p>You are on notice! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5QASu6N4OE\">https:\/\/t.co\/5QASu6N4OE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAGDhillon\/status\/2013044166062936417?\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So it would appear Nekima Levy Armstrong would have been well-served to consult the law before organizing a &ldquo;protest&rdquo; in the middle of a church service. 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