30 more indicted in anti-ICE protest at St. Paul church

Mara H. Gottfried, Pioneer Press on Feb 27, 2026

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An additional 30 people have been federally indicted in an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church, the U.S. Attorney General announced Friday.

Protesters disrupted services inside Cities Church on Summit Avenue near Snelling Avenue on Jan. 18, chanting “ICE out” amid an immigration enforcement crackdown in Minnesota. People also shouted, “Justice for Renee Good,” who was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. They said the acting field office director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota serves as a pastor at the church.

Nine people were indicted last month. They were charged under the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The FACE Act prohibits interference or intimidation of “any person by force, threat of force, or physical obstruction exercising or seeking to exercise the First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship.”

The Justice Department unsealed an indictment charging 30 more people Friday.

“At my direction, federal agents have already arrested 25 of them, with more to come throughout the day,” Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “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.”

The people charged last month have pleaded not guilty.

Those previously charged were Twin Cities civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon, St. Paul School Board Member Chauntyll Allen and independent Twin Cities journalist Georgia Fort.

Also arrested in January were Hennepin County Attorney’s Office lobbyist Jamael Lundy, who is running for Minnesota Senate District 65; St. Paul activist and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Minnesota Trahern Crews; social media personality William Scott Kelly; Army veteran Ian Davis Austin; and Jerome Deangelo Richardson, who said he’s a college student who was assisting Lemon with logistics when he was in the Twin Cities for reporting.