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Journalist Don Lemon Arrested By Federal Agents Over Anti-ICE Protest Coverage

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30.01.2026

Independent journalist Don Lemon was taken into custody by US federal authorities on Friday on charges related to his coverage of a protest in Minnesota.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on X that federal agents also arrested three others at her direction — fellow independent journalist Georgia Fort, Trahern Jeen Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy — in connection with an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest at Cities Church in St. Paul on January 18 that the Trump official described as a “coordinated attack.”

Lemon, a former CNN anchor and a critic of President Donald Trump, was arrested in Los Angeles while covering the Grammys. His attorney, Abbe Lowell, released a statement calling the arrest an attack on the First Amendment.

“Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done,” the statement said.

“The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold those in power accountable. There is no more important time for people........

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