Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon was arrested on Jan. 29, 2026, by federal agents after covering a Jan. 18 protest that disrupted a service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, targeting a pastor who worked for ICE. Federal prosecutors charged Lemon with civil‑rights offenses, including conspiracy and violations of the FACE Act; three others — Georgia Fort, Trahern Jeen Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy — were also arrested. Lemon says he was reporting; his attorney Abbe Lowell called the arrests an unprecedented First Amendment attack. The Justice Department and Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the actions. (washingtonpost.com)