Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested for his involvement in a protest at a church.Mr Lemon livestreamed a demonstration earlier this month that interrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, protesting President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the area.Mr Lemon is charged with conspiring to deprive others of their civil rights and violating the Face Act by allegedly obstructing access to a house of worship, according to a Justice Department official. FBI and Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested him in Los Angeles, a source said.
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His lawyer, Abbe Lowell, called his arrest an “unprecedented attack on the First Amendment.”Mr Lemon said he was at the demonstration as a journalist.He said he was tipped off ahead of time but did not know the activists would disrupt the service. He can be seen arguing with a parishioner about immigration enforcement.Trump administration officials quickly condemned the demonstration and accused protesters of intimidating Christian worshippers.Federal agents arrested three other people and charged them with violating the Face Act, a 1994 law that prevents obstructing abortion clinics and places of worship.A US judge earlier this month had initally declined to approve Lemon’s arrest, citing a lack of evidence.More to follow…LATEST DEVELOPMENTS’Not a good look!’ Republican urges Keir Starmer to ‘focus on UK’ amid Donald Trump China warningDonald Trump announces Ukraine ceasefire after promise from Putin to halt all attacksDonald Trump declares NATIONAL EMERGENCY against ‘depraved’ Cuba
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