Yet another ugly scene has erupted out of far-left Minnesota, where radical activists—reportedly whipped into a frenzy by disgraced former CNN host Don Lemon—stormed a Minneapolis church during Sunday services, harassing worshippers and falsely accusing the pastor of collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The incident, which unfolded at Cities Church, an evangelical congregation in Minneapolis, has sparked widespread outrage and growing calls for federal charges. According to multiple reports and viral video footage, Lemon and a group of left-wing agitators disrupted a worship service on Sunday, January 18, after social media rumors falsely claimed the church’s pastor, David Easterwood, was an ICE Field Office Director.
That claim appears to be entirely untrue—but that didn’t stop the mob.
Video shared online shows activists entering the church during services, confronting church leaders, and intimidating congregants. Right Angle News Network, a conservative X account, posted footage of the chaos, writing: “Anti-ICE agitators, led by failed CNN host Don Lemon, stormed a Minneapolis church this morning, halting services and holding members hostage because they believed the pastor was ICE affiliated.”
Another well-known commentator, Nick Sortor, blasted the incident, saying, “Leftist rioters in Minneapolis just STORMED A CHURCH after Don Lemon erroneously accused the priest of working with ICE. Just like Walz and Frey, Lemon is lying to spark riots out here. Lemon’s desperately trying to be relevant again.”
The outrage isn’t just moral—it’s legal.
Legal analysts and conservative commentators were quick to point out that the actions caught on camera appear to constitute serious federal crimes. Douglas Mackey noted bluntly, “This is a violation of the FACE Act — a federal felony.”
The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act), passed in 1994, doesn’t just apply to abortion clinics, despite how it’s often selectively enforced. It explicitly protects places of worship, making it a felony to use force, threats, or physical obstruction to interfere with religious services. Violations can lead to serious civil and criminal penalties.
In other words, storming a church, intimidating congregants, and disrupting worship—especially based on false accusations—fits squarely within what the law prohibits.
Will Chamberlain of the Article III Project urged Americans not to forget what happened. “Save this video,” he wrote. “It contains a bunch of easily identifiable people, unmasked, committing a federal crime.”
Jeremy Carl, a conservative commentator and Trump nominee, added, “Literally the entire game at this point is just making sure we charge the many people who are committing obvious federal crimes. Right now, they are breaking the law with perceived impunity.”
Chamberlain agreed, noting the irony: “Normally leftists make themselves hard to identify when they are breaking the law. This time they are unmasked and bragging. Not smart.”
The episode underscores a disturbing trend: radical activists, emboldened by years of soft-on-crime leadership and selective law enforcement, increasingly feel free to harass churches, law enforcement, and ordinary Americans without consequence. That Don Lemon—a media figure who once preached “responsibility” from a CNN anchor desk—would allegedly help fuel such hysteria only deepens the hypocrisy.
If federal law still means anything, this incident demands accountability. Harassing worshippers, disrupting church services, and inciting mobs based on lies is not “activism.” It’s criminal behavior—and Americans are watching to see whether justice will finally be served.
