Journalist Lemon arrested in reference to anti-ICE protest | EUROtoday

As of: January 30, 2026 7:46 p.m

Don Lemon is a famend US journalist who labored for CNN for a few years. Now he has been arrested after filming as a reporter at a protest towards the immigration authorities ICE. The allegations? Unclear.

Former CNN journalist Don Lemon was arrested in reference to a protest towards the US immigration authorities ICE in a church within the state of Minnesota. His lawyer stated his consumer was arrested in Los Angeles, the place he was masking the upcoming Grammy Awards.

Lemon entered the church on January 18, filmed demonstrators and interviewed the pastor. It is unclear what precisely the journalist is accused of.

Last week, a court docket rejected an preliminary request from the general public prosecutor to indict Lemon. Lemon stated he had no ties to the group that organized the protest.

Protest towards ICE in church

Demonstrators entered the church in St. Paul, Minneapolis’s sister metropolis, on January 18, chanting slogans towards ICE and loudly demanding “justice for Renée Good.” The 37-year-old mom of three was shot in her automotive by an ICE agent in Minneapolis in early January. The pastor of the church in St. Paul can also be stated to be working in an area management place for ICE.

Lemon’s lawyer stated his consumer has been a journalist for 30 years. His constitutionally protected work within the higher Minneapolis space was no completely different from what he had at all times completed. “The First Amendment protects journalists whose job it is to reveal the truth and hold those in power accountable.”

Sharp criticism from the Democrats

The chief of the Democratic faction within the US House of Representatives additionally referred to the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which, amongst different issues, ensures freedom of the press. Lemon’s work is protected, Hakeem Jeffries stated on social media. There is not any foundation for the journalist’s arrest. “He should be released immediately.”

Lemon labored for the information channel CNN for 17 years and has been working as a contract reporter since 2024. CNN additionally condemned Lemon’s arrest and known as for his launch.