Leftist Agitators Storm a Christian Church in Minneapolis After Don Lemon Erroneously Accused the Pastor of Collaborating with ICE

A group of anti-ICE activists burst into Cities Church in St. Paul during a Sunday morning worship service, terrorizing worshippers and wrongly accusing Pastor David Easterwood of being an agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The protesters, led by radical left-wing figures, interrupted the service by shouting slogans and demanding that congregants publicly denounce ICE, while cursing at parents and children present.

BREAKING: Leftist rioters in Minneapolis just STORMED A CHURCH after Don Lemon erroneously accused the priest of working with ICE

WTF?!

Just like Walz and Frey, Lemon is lying to spark riots out here.

Lemon’s desperately trying to be relevant again. pic.twitter.com/517KQ8b2v8

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 18, 2026

Former CNN host Don Lemon was present at the scene, filming the chaos and claiming he was acting «not as an activist, but as a journalist» to document the event.

However, Lemon has been accused of spreading false information by alleging that Pastor Easterwood is the field office director of ICE in St. Paul, based on name similarities in federal records, although it has not been confirmed that it is the same person.

In the video, Lemon debates the pastor about the Constitution, defending the «right» of the protesters to be there, which has sparked outrage on social media.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, heading the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), announced an immediate investigation into the anti-ICE agitators and Don Lemon for «profaning a place of worship and interfering with Christian worshippers».

Dhillon emphasized that the DOJ will examine whether these actions violate the FACE Act (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act), which protects places of worship from similar disruptions as those applied to clinics.

«These people were desecrating a house of worship and interfering with Christian worshippers», Dhillon declared in a statement.

This event is part of a wave of violence against ICE agents in Minneapolis, where we previously reported in Gateway Hispanic attacks by illegal Venezuelan immigrants with shovels and the theft of a rifle by a Latin Kings gang member from federal vehicles.

This attack not only violates constitutional rights but also exposes progressive hypocrisy: they demand tolerance while profaning sacred spaces. The DOJ investigation is a crucial step to restore peace and protect Christians from these extremists.

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