politics
January 22, 2026
FBI arrests anti-ICE activists over Minnesota ‘church riot’
US federal agents have arrested three anti-ICE protesters who disrupted a church service in Minnesota
TL;DR
- Three anti-ICE activists, Nekima Levy Armstrong, William Kelly, and Chauntyll Louisa Allen, have been arrested.
- The arrests were made by the FBI and US Department of Homeland Security.
- The activists are charged under the 1994 FACE Act for disrupting a Sunday service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Protesters chanted anti-ICE slogans and alleged a pastor leads an ICE field office.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated there is no First Amendment right to obstruct religious practice.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi called the protest a 'coordinated attack' on a place of worship.
- Nekima Levy Armstrong denied wrongdoing and questioned the persecution of those advocating for the vulnerable.
- The incident occurred amid heightened tensions following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent.
- Minnesota Democrats deemed the shooting unjustified, while DHS alleged Good attempted to ram agents with her car.