“I have spent my entire career covering the news. I will not stop now. In fact, there is no more important time than this very moment for a free and independent media that shines a light on the truth and holds those in power accountable.”

Don Lemon, independent news journalist, on 1/30/26 in his first statement after being arrested by federal officers.

Don Lemon was one of four people arrested in connection to an ICE protest in Cities Church located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Those arrests included independent journalist Georgia Fort as well as activists Jamael Lydell Lundy and Trahern Jeen Crews. The Justice Department has decided to pursue charges despite the fact that a federal judge in Minnesota refused to sign an arrest warrant for Lemon.

Three others, including Minneapolis civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong, had previously been arrested in connection to the same protest.

Overview of timeline as of 1/30/26 here.

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