US DOJ opens probe into disruption of church service by anti-ICE activists (VIDEO)
Posted on: Jan 20, 2026 10:18 IST | Posted by: Rt
The US section of justness has launched an investigating after anti-ICE activists disrupted a dominicus christian church service in Minnesota.
The Democrat-run state has seen heightened tensions following the fatal shooting of local woman Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on January 7. The Department of Homeland Security said Good attempted to ram agents with her car, while Minnesota Democrats said the shooting was unjustified.
On Sunday, dozens of protesters entered Cities Church in St. Paul, chanting “ICE out” and “Justice for Renee Good.” The activists alleged that one of the church’s pastors, David Easterwood, leads an ICE field office.
Shocking footage from Cities Church in Minneapolis this morning (an SBC church) where an anti-ICE mob stormed the service and disrupted their worship, alleging one of the church’s lead pastors is an ICE agent. pic.twitter.com/hS2FhzrFc4
According to MinnPost, Easterwood has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging excessive use of force by ICE agents. He was also photographed standing alongside Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a press conference in October.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the DOJ is examining whether the protesters violated federal civil rights laws “by desecrating a house of worship and interfering with Christian worshippers.” Officials are reviewing possible violations of the 1994 FACE Act, which protects worshippers from intimidation or physical obstruction at religious sites.
Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of the protest organizers, denied any wrongdoing and accused the federal government of “unleashing barbaric ICE agents upon our community.”
After returning to the White House last year, President Donald Trump initiated a crackdown on illegal immigration, vowing to carry out the largest deportation operation in US history. The ramped-up ICE raids have triggered protests, with Democrats accusing the federal government of abusing power.
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