DOJ probing anti-ICE protest at Minneapolis church service

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon announced the investigation in an X post, saying officials are looking at potential violations of the FACE Act, which generally protects places of worship from protests.

Dhillon’s post included footage of the incident that shows multiple protesters assembled in Cities Church chanting “Justice for Renee Good,” the 37-year-old woman who was fatally shot by an ICE officer earlier this month. Dhillon said the protesters were “desecrating a house of worship and interfering with Christian worshippers.”

The pastor in question is David Easterwood, who did not appear to be present at the service. A man with the same name is an acting field office director for ICE in Minnesota, who appeared alongside Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem