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Anti-ICE agitators reportedly stormed Cities Church in the Twin Cities over the weekend while former CNN host Don Lemon filmed and livestreamed the disruption, a spectacle that left worshippers shaken and a community outraged. Videos and reporting show Lemon following the group into the sanctuary and broadcasting the chaos in real time, an act that crosses the line from reporting into enabling a political stunt.
The Department of Justice’s top civil‑rights official, Harmeet Dhillon, didn’t mince words — she put Lemon “on notice,” warned that houses of worship are protected spaces, and said the FBI and her division are investigating whether federal criminal laws were broken. Her blunt message that “pseudo‑journalism” is not a license to invade a prayer service is the clear, no‑nonsense response Americans should expect when sacred spaces are violated.
Officials have floated serious legal tools, including the FACE Act and even the Enforcement Act of 1871 (the so‑called Ku Klux Klan Act), as possible bases for prosecution if the evidence shows intimidation or conspiracy to interfere with worship. This is not blue‑state theater — these are real statutes designed to protect citizens, and the DOJ’s willingness to consider them underscores how grave the violation was.
Don Lemon and his fellow media elites have for years refused to apply the same standards to left‑wing street mobs that they demand for conservative speech, and this episode is the latest proof of that double standard. The footage and his own comments suggest foreknowledge and active participation rather than detached reporting, which means his First Amendment posture rings hollow when lives and liberties are at stake.
Worse still, Minnesota’s own political leadership helped fan the flames. Governor Tim Walz’s public posture — calling out federal immigration operations and urging Minnesotans to film ICE activity — was dangerously tone‑deaf in a moment already inflamed by street violence. When state leaders wag a finger at federal officers and imply illegitimacy, they invite lawlessness and put federal personnel and ordinary citizens at heightened risk.
That’s why conservatives should be grateful the DOJ, under Harmeet Dhillon’s watch, is stepping in where local leaders failed to protect worshippers and basic public order. Enforcing the law evenly — whether against radical protesters, opportunistic media figures, or anyone else who threatens churches and communities — is how we restore common sense and safety.
Americans of faith and hardworking patriots deserve better than theatrical assaults on their houses of worship, and they deserve a Justice Department that acts instead of tweets. If the evidence shows these were coordinated, criminal acts disguised as “protest” and “journalism,” then prosecute them to the fullest extent — no exceptions for celebrities or media brands that think they’re above the law.
