2026.01.31 14:07 GMT+8

Arrest of journalists covering anti-ICE protest sparks press freedom fears

Updated 2026.01.31 14:07 GMT+8
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Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were released from custody on Friday after being arrested and charged with federal civil rights violations for covering a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. First Amendment advocates condemned the charges as an attempt to chill press freedom. Meanwhile, protests against immigration crackdowns continue nationwide.

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