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Independent journalist Georgia Fort faces conspiracy charges tied to a January anti-ICE protest in St. Paul, but her lawyers say federal prosecutors provided false information to judges, misused warrants, and singled her out for journalism; they filed motions to dismiss arguing First Amendment violations and vindictive prosecution, citing gaps in grand jury disclosures and other procedural errors.
The Department of Justice unsealed a federal grand jury indictment charging Christopher Ostroushko, Deyanna Ostroushko, and Paige Ostroushko with assaulting journalist Savannah Hernandez while she reported on an anti-ICE protest outside a federal building in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 11, 2026; two defendants are also charged with willfully injuring and intimidating her. The FBI, HSI, and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office are investigating, and officials emphasize presumption of innocence until proven guilty.
The Justice Department added 30 more defendants to the civil-rights case stemming from a January anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, bringing the total charged to 39 with violations of two FACE Act provisions (a misdemeanor) and conspiracy to interfere with religious rights. No new charges were added beyond those two civil-rights provisions. Don Lemon and another journalist are among those charged, and all original defendants have pleaded not guilty. The case raises questions about applying the FACE Act to houses of worship and involves grand-jury secrecy and transcript-disclosure disputes.
Chants of 'F*ck ICE' erupted at AEW Dynamite in Las Vegas as Brody King defeated MJF in a championship eliminator in 1:17 to earn an AEW world title shot against MJF at Grand Slam in Sydney on Feb. 14.
A federal appeals court held that the DOJ has probable cause to charge five defendants, including Don Lemon, over an anti-ICE protest inside a Minnesota church but declined to compel a district judge to sign the arrest warrants, leaving open the possibility of new affidavits or grand jury indictments.
Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen, joined by a third activist William Kelly, were released from detention after a federal judge ruled there was no sufficient reason to keep them in custody for the anti-ICE church protest in St. Paul. The case also highlighted the White House’s circulation of a digitally altered image of Armstrong’s arrest, which was later exposed, illustrating misinformation surrounding the protest.
Nicki Minaj called for Don Lemon’s arrest after he livestreamed an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church; Lemon posted a video calling her remarks 'unhinged' and 'homophobic,' questioned her citizenship, and referenced her husband Kenneth Petty’s sex-offender status, prompting Minaj to double down on social media.
Don Lemon livestreamed an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church, prompting Nicki Minaj to call for his arrest and to mutter an anti-gay slur; Lemon labeled her response unhinged and homophobic, questioned her citizenship and mentioned her husband's status, fueling a heated public dispute over media coverage of immigration protests.
Don Lemon responded to Nicki Minaj's homophobic post after he covered an anti-ICE protest at a Minneapolis church, calling her remarks “disgusting” and accusing her of disdain toward African Americans, while Minaj demanded his imprisonment; the exchange unfolds amid ongoing church protests and civil rights warnings linked to the incident.