Minnesota Protestors Disrupt Church Service, Don Lemon Put 'On Notice' for Reporting

Anti-ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) protestors marched into a Minnesota church and disrupted a service on Sunday, prompting the federal government to put former CNN (Lean Left bias) host Don Lemon "on notice."

The Details: Dozens of protestors entered the Cities Church in St. Paul to protest against David Easterwood, a pastor affiliated with the church, who they claimed was also a top ICE official in the area. CNN reported it was unclear whether he was in the church on Sunday and that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it would "never confirm or deny attempts to dox" agents when asked. Fox News (Right) reported that Easterwood was in the church at the time.

Don Lemon: Former CNN host Don Lemon reported from the demonstration as it was ongoing. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon wrote on X, "A house of worship is not a public forum for your protest... Nor does the First Amendment protect your pseudo journalism of disrupting a prayer service. You are on notice!" Lemon said in a statement to several media outlets, "It's notable that I've been cast as the face of a protest I was covering as a journalist – especially since I wasn't the only reporter there. That framing is telling."

Walz and Frey: The Department of Justice is already reportedly probing "Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey" to determine whether they obstructed law enforcement from doing their job. Senior DOJ advisor Alina Habba told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade that both will be looked at alongside protestors for potential FACE Act violations regarding the church protest.

How The Media Covered It: Media coverage was split across the spectrum. Several outlets from the right referred to the protestors as "agitators," whereas outlets from the left and center generally referred to them as "demonstrators." The New York Post (Lean Right) described them as a "swarm." Several outlets from the right noted that some protestors called the church and churchgoers "white supremacist." Outlets from the left and center generally did not mention this.

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