Federal agents began arresting suspects linked to a chaotic Sunday anti-deportation protest at a Minnesota church on Thursday morning, officials<\/b>
\nFederal agents began arresting suspects linked to a chaotic Sunday anti-deportation protest at a Minnesota church on Thursday morning, officials announced.
Activists Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Louisa Allen were detained for their alleged role invading and interrupting a service at Cities Church in St. Paul, which protesters claimed was tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), federal officials said on X. Both women held leadership positions in Minnesota Black Lives Matter (BLM) groups, and Armstrong was formerly president of the Minneapolis National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), reports and professional profiles show.
Armstrong, a civil rights attorney, faces a conspiracy against rights charge, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who posted an image of her being restrained and escorted by a federal agent.
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon previously said she believed the Sunday demonstration violated churchgoers\u2019 civil rights based on footage.
\u201cMore to come,\u201d Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday. \u201cWE WILL PROTECT OUR HOUSES OF WORSHIP.\u201d
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