{"id":2558214,"date":"2026-01-30T09:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-arrested-by-federal-officials-over-minnesota-church-ice-out-protest-3\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:17:11","slug":"don-lemon-arrested-by-federal-officials-over-minnesota-church-ice-out-protest-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-arrested-by-federal-officials-over-minnesota-church-ice-out-protest-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Lemon arrested by federal officials over Minnesota church &#8216;ICE Out&#8217; protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fdon-lemon-arrested-by-federal-officials-over-minnesota-church-ice-out-protest-3%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=2558214&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>Former CNN host Don Lemon was arrested by federal officials after attending an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a Sunday service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on jan. 18.Authorities say he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >violated federal law<\/a> during the event; Lemon maintains he was there as a journalist reporting on the protest and posted a video saying he only interviewed participants, the pastor, and church members. Protesters had accused the pastor of ties to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and chanted \u201cICE out!\u201d The Justice Department had earlier dropped requests for arrest warrants and a Minnesota magistrate judge had previously rejected charges, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somali-daycare-bombshell-suspicious-daycares-in-viral-videos-linked-to-300-million-feeding-our-future-fraud\/\" title=\"Somali Daycare Bombshell: Suspicious Daycares in Viral Videos Linked to 0 Million &#039;Feeding Our Future&#039; Fraud\">federal authorities moved<\/a> to arrest him Thursday evening; he is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles court on Friday.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Don Lemon arrested by federal officials over Minnesota church &lsquo;ICE Out&rsquo; protest<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2488411\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Federal officials have arrested former CNN host Don Lemon for his presence at an anti-ICE protest in a Minnesota church during a Sunday service.<\/p>\n<p>The Thursday evening arrest, reported by the <em>New York Times<\/em>, comes after Lemon said he was there in his capacity as a journalist to report on the protest. He&rsquo;s charged with violating federal law during the event.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4439695\/judges-weigh-title-ix-funding-virginia-schools-pro-trans-bathroom-policies\/\">Judges weigh Title IX funding fight over Virginia schools&#8217; pro-transgender bathroom policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4439349\/doj-files-federal-charges-against-ilhan-omar-suspected-attacker\/\">DOJ files federal charges against Ilhan Omar suspected attacker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4438849\/doj-asks-judge-quash-minnesota-legally-groundless-bid-end-operation-metro-surge\/\">DOJ asks judge to quash Minnesota&#8217;s &#8216;legally groundless&#8217; bid to end Operation Metro Surge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Jan. 18, protesters stormed Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, asserting the pastor was connected to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Protesters began shouting, &ldquo;ICE out!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Once the protest started in the church, we did an act of journalism, which was report on it and talk to the people involved, including the pastor, members of the church, and members of the organization,&rdquo; Lemon said in a recent video posted to social media. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s it. That&rsquo;s called journalism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4427495\/what-is-face-act-federal-charges-minnesota-church-protest\/\">WHAT IS THE FACE ACT? FEDERAL CHARGES FOR MINNESOTA CHURCH PROTEST COULD COME BY SUNDAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox17online.com\/us-news\/doj-drops-bid-to-arrest-don-lemon-4-others-in-minnesota-church-protest\">dropped<\/a> its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/international-criminal-court-preparing-investigation-into-russia-for-war-crimes\/\" title=\"International Criminal Court preparing investigation into Russia for war crimes\">arrest warrant requests<\/a> for Lemon and several others involved in the protest earlier this week, after a Minnesota magistrate judge had also previously rejected the charges against Lemon.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s now scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles court on Friday morning. <\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Lemon arrested in Minnesota church ICE protest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2558215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26022740283661-e1769208284888.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[5175,36966,5698],"class_list":["post-2558214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-arrest","tag-don-lemon","tag-minnesota"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26022740283661-e1769208284888.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2558214"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2558218,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558214\/revisions\/2558218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2558215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2558214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2558214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2558214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}