"JONATHAN PARNELL: Shame on you! Shame on you! NEKIMA LEVY ARMSTRONG: David Easterwood is a pastor here. He is also the director of the field office for ICE in St. Paul. So, someone who claims to worship God, teaching people in this church about God, is out there overseeing ICE agents. AMY GOODMAN: Nekima Levy Armstrong was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations, HSI, and FBI agents at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi."
"Civil rights attorney, minister and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong, who was arrested by federal officials for participating in an anti-ICE demonstration at Cities Church in St. Paul, was released from federal custody on Friday. "They have altered the facts, just as they altered my image as a way of trying to criminalize nonviolent, peaceful protests and lawful dissent against their unlawful and unjust actions,""
Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney, minister and activist, was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations and FBI agents for participating in an anti-ICE demonstration at Cities Church in St. Paul. She was released from federal custody the following day. The protest targeted a pastor who also directs the local ICE field office. Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly announced the arrest, labeling the protest a "coordinated attack" on a house of worship. The White House posted an AI-altered image making Armstrong appear to be crying. These digital alterations altered facts and public perception to criminalize nonviolent, peaceful protest and lawful dissent.
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