The anti-ICE rioters in Minneapolis are ramping up their violent attacks against federal immigration agents, or anyone else they deem to be even remotely in support of ICE.
On Sunday, the mob stormed into a church during services and turned the place into a wild chaos.
The Center for Baptist Leadership posted a video of the wild scene and explained, “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.”
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) then shared the video and wrote, “Agitators aren’t just targeting our officers. Now they’re targeting churches, too. They’re going from hotel to hotel, church to church, hunting for federal law enforcement who are risking their lives to protect Americans. Tim Walz and Jacob Frey are responsible for whipping these mobs into a frenzy and then allowing them to run rampant. We won’t be deterred. ICE isn’t going anywhere.”
Agitators aren’t just targeting our officers. Now they’re targeting churches, too.
They’re going from hotel to hotel, church to church, hunting for federal law enforcement who are risking their lives to protect Americans.
Tim Walz and Jacob Frey are responsible for whipping… https://t.co/O3WQ6Iftfe
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) January 18, 2026
Disgraced former CNN host Don Lemon appears to be conveniently present for the wild melee, as he posted a video, which others are circulating on X, and declared, “The whole point of it is to disrupt and make people uncomfortable.”
“This is the beginning of what’s going to happen here,” he declared in a threatening message. “When you violate people’s due process, when you pull people off the street, start dragging them, herding them and not abiding by the U.S. Constitution, people get upset and angry.”
He claimed that everyone has a right to protest at any time… “that’s the whole point, to disrupt and make people uncomfortable.”
Protesters stormed a church service in Minneapolis attended by Don Lemon because they were convinced the pastor was affiliated with ICE.
They shout “F ICE” in people’s faces.
The left hates everything including religion. pic.twitter.com/7tRMAtb4bd
— Gays For Trump (@GaysForTrump) January 18, 2026
Lemon then interviewed the pastor of the church, whose service was just rudely interrupted, and brazenly told the pastor, “There’s a Constitution and a First Amendment for freedom of speech and freedom to assemble and protest.”
“We’re here to worship Jesus,” the pastor retorted. As Lemon continued to be confrontational, the pastor asked him to leave the building.
Lemon first posted the video on Instagram, and wrote, “I talk to a pastor at the church where Minneapolis activists disrupted a service this morning involving David Easterwood, according to lawyer and activist @nekimal. Easterwood is also the acting field office director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in St. Paul, Minnesota. I’m LIVE from Minneapolis right now covering the ICE raids!”
WATCH BELOW:
Saint Paul, MN 💥
One of the pastors at Cities Church in Saint Paul gives Don Lemon the perfect answer :
Then asks him to leave so he can take care of his flock. pic.twitter.com/rPjRzlUqq6
— Erik Bryant (@Trumpwon) January 18, 2026
In additional posts, the Center for Baptist Leadership noted, “It’s remarkable that this happened the week after we had a Minneapolis-area pastor on our podcast to discuss how he led his church to pray FOR @ICEgov after the shooting incident involving Renee Good.”
“And as the Left knows, churches are so important in this fight for the future of America. Our mission is to equip churches to fight against the Left within their denomination and for America in the public square,” the statement continues.
And as the Left knows, churches are so important in this fight for the future of America. Our mission is to equip churches to fight against the Left within their denomination and for America in the public square.
Support us in that mission here!https://t.co/aNePRFoGkm
— Center for Baptist Leadership (@BaptistLeaders) January 18, 2026
Rob Ketterling, a pastor at River Valley Church in Minneapolis, wrote, “As a MN pastor, we stand with Cities Church and condemn the interruption of their worship service by Anti-Ice Demonstrators. This is not peaceful protest and I am calling on
@GovTimWalz @MayorFrey and Mayor Kaohly Her to condemn this. Also for the @DOJgov to pursue FACE Act charges. This must stop!”
As a MN pastor, we stand with Cities Church and condemn the interruption of their worship service by Anti-Ice Demonstrators. This is not peaceful protest and I am calling on @GovTimWalz @MayorFrey and Mayor Kaohly Her to condemn this. Also for the @DOJgov to pursue FACE Act…
— Rob Ketterling (@robketterling) January 19, 2026
UPDATE: Late Sunday night, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a post on X, “I just spoke to the Pastor in Minnesota whose church was targeted. Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of federal law. If state leaders refuse to act responsibly to prevent lawlessness, this Department of Justice will remain mobilized to prosecute federal crimes and ensure that the rule of law prevails.”
I just spoke to the Pastor in Minnesota whose church was targeted. Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of federal law.
If state leaders refuse to act responsibly to prevent lawlessness, this Department of Justice…
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 19, 2026
I have been in constant communication with @AAGDhillon today over these events which @TheJusticeDept is investigating at my direction. Any violation of federal law will be prosecuted. https://t.co/bqR4dAm6LM
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 19, 2026
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