DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor
ABC News • • nation
Key Points:
- The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating protesters who disrupted services at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, where a local ICE official, David Easterwood, also serves as a pastor.
- Protesters chanted against ICE and sought justice for Renee Good, a mother fatally shot by an ICE agent, accusing Easterwood of overseeing aggressive ICE operations in the area.
- DOJ officials condemned the protest as a violation of federal laws protecting houses of worship, while local activists dismissed the investigation as a distraction from ICE's actions.
- Easterwood, identified as acting director of the ICE St. Paul field office, defended ICE tactics in court filings, citing threats against agents and the need for crowd control measures.
- Black Lives Matter Minnesota leaders criticized
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