A total of 39 defendants now face charges in the case that has already ensnared journalist Don Lemon, formerly of CNN.
By Ryan J. Reilly
The Trump Justice Department secured a new indictment charging 30 more people in connection with an anti-ICE protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, in January.
Nine others, including the former CNN journalist Don Lemon, have already been charged.
Attorney General Pam Bondi posted Friday on X that federal agents had "already arrested" 25 of the newly added defendants "with more to come throughout the day."
Demonstrators entered the Cities Church on Jan. 18 because they said its pastor worked for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The demonstration came as protests grew over the Trump administration's immigration operations in Minneapolis. Two Americans were shot to death by immigration officers and criticism over their deaths in part prompted the Trump administration to tone down its efforts there.
