Former CNN news anchor Don Lemon has been released from custody after he was charged over an anti-ICE church protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. Image: Don Lemon outside federal court. She wrote: "At my direction, early this morning federal agents arrested Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. 'Unprecedented attack on First Amendment'Defence attorney Marilyn Bednarski said Lemon plans to plead not guilty and fight the charges in Minnesota. In a statement, CNN also criticised the arrest of their former presenter, and said it "raises profoundly concerning questions about press freedom".

Source: CNN January 31, 2026 12:04 UTC