"YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. If you do so, you cannot hide from us we will find you, arrest you, and prosecute you. This Department of Justice STANDS for Christians and all Americans of faith."
"Demonstrators had disrupted a service at Cities Church on 18 January to draw attention to one of the pastors, David Easterwood, who was allegedly serving as acting field director of the St Paul Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office. The protest came after Renee Good was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis."
"Two independent journalists, Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, were also previously charged over the protest, though they have maintained they were covering it as reporters and not participating in it."
Federal authorities have arrested 30 more people for their involvement in a January protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, with 25 already in custody. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the unsealed indictment, emphasizing that attacks on houses of worship will be prosecuted. The demonstration targeted a pastor allegedly serving as acting field director of the St. Paul ICE office. Previously charged individuals include civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong and independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who claim they were covering the event. Journalist Brixton Hughes was among those arrested Friday. The protest occurred amid escalating immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota that resulted in deaths of civilians Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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