Feds make 25 more arrests in anti-ICE Minnesota church invasion

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that 25 much arrests had been made successful transportation with the storming of Cities Church by anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agitators past month.

"Today, [the Justice Department] unsealed an indictment charging 30 much radical who took portion successful the onslaught connected Cities Church successful Minnesota," Bondi wrote connected X. "At my direction, national agents person already arrested 25 of them, with much to travel passim the day."

"YOU CANNOT ATTACK A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. If you bash so, you cannot fell from america — we volition find you, apprehension you, and prosecute you. This Department of Justice STANDS for Christians and each Americans of faith," she added.

Anti-ICE agitators tempest Cities Church successful Minnesota, disrupting services.  (VALIDATED UGC, Black Lives Matter Minnesota via The Associated Press)

"Today’s FACE Act arrests with our national partners amusement this FBI volition ne'er tolerate those who target, attack, oregon intimidate Americans peacefully exercising their close to worship freely," FBI Director Kash Patel said successful a connection to Fox News Digital.

"To date, 39 individuals person been indicted implicit their relation successful the January 18th targeting connected Cities Church — with aggregate arrests already occurring past period including Don Lemon. Thanks to our FBI Minneapolis squad for their tremendous work, arsenic good arsenic large HSI partners and Attorney General Bondi’s DOJ for their relentless pursuit of justice," Patel added.

A wide presumption of Cities Church successful St. Paul, Minnesota, connected Jan. 30. Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested by national agents successful transportation with their sum of a protestation staged astatine the religion during a Jan. 18 service. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

DON LEMON FORMALLY ARRAIGNED, PLEADS NOT GUILTY ON CHARGES STEMMING FROM VIRAL MINNESOTA CHURCH STORMING

On Jan. 18, respective anti-ICE agitators stormed Cities Church to protestation national migration enforcement operations successful Minneapolis. The agitators were heard successful videos chanting "Justice for Renee Good," referencing the fatal shooting of the 37-year-old astatine the hands of national agents.

The Trump medication rapidly took enactment and launched a probe into the matter, saying the incidental was a usurpation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. Several arrests person been made since the national probe was opened. 

Anti-ICE protesters wrong the Cities Church successful Minneapolis.  (Facebook/DawokeFarmer2)

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The highest illustration apprehension was erstwhile CNN anchor Don Lemon, who allegedly followed the agitators into the religion and spoke with the pastor. Lemon appeared to beryllium speaking to Cities Church pb pastor Jonathan Parnell, arsenic per an representation connected the church's website.

"This is unacceptable, it's shameful. It's shameful to interrupt a nationalist gathering of Christians successful worship," the pastor said erstwhile Lemon asked for his absorption to the assemblage storming the church. "I person to instrumentality attraction of my flock."

Lemon was charged with conspiracy to deprive spiritual state rights and a usurpation of the FACE Act. He was arraigned connected Feb. 13 and pleaded not guilty.

Fox News Digital reached retired to HSI and the DOJ for comment.

Fox News Digital's Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.

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