Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Allen were arrested for their alleged involvement in an activist protest at the Cities Church after identifying a pastor as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
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Levy Armstong is a civil rights attorney and activist, while Allen is a member of the St. Paul School Board. Both were arrested on Thursday along with a male.
The group claimed that they had been peacefully protesting against ICE and excoriated the Justice Dept. for seeking their prosecution.
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They also posted a video of the arrest of Levy Armstrong.
Critics of the protest have been outraged after a magistrate refused charges against former CNN anchor Don Lemon, despite his being at the protest. He has defended his actions by claiming to have been there as a journalist.
“Once the protest started in the church, we did an act of journalism, which was report on it and talk to the people involved, including the pastor, members of the church, and members of the organization,” Lemon said later. “That’s it. That’s called journalism.”
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“Our fight is far from over,” the statement from the Racial Justice Network continued.
“We will continue to organize, mobilize, and litigate until all charges are dropped against all detainees and meaningful accountability is imposed for this blatant abuse of power,” they added. “All power to the people. Justice will not be silenced.”
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