Minnesota Federal Judges Reject Multiple ICE Protest Arrest Warrants for Lack of Probable Cause
Federal judges in Minnesota have rejected multiple arrest warrants tied to a Jan. 18 anti‑ICE protest at Cities Church, finding the warrants lacked probable cause. One of three people previously taken into federal custody was St. Paul school board clerk Chauntyll Allen, who is charged with conspiracy to deprive others of their constitutional rights and has been criticized by state Rep. Elliott Engen while defending the disruption in a TMZ interview as something that "needed to be done to get the message across."
📌 Key Facts
- Federal judges rejected multiple arrest warrants tied to ICE protest actions, finding the warrants lacked probable cause.
- The incidents stem from a Jan. 18 anti‑ICE protest inside Cities Church in St. Paul, where three people were taken into federal custody.
- St. Paul Board of Education clerk Chauntyll Allen was identified as one of the three taken into federal custody after the protest.
- Allen has been charged federally with conspiracy to deprive others of their constitutional rights.
- Minnesota state Rep. Elliott Engen called for Allen to be convicted, prosecuted, removed from the school board and barred from proximity to schools; Allen publicly defended the church disruption in a TMZ interview, saying it "needed to be done to get the message across."
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January 25, 2026
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Minnesota school board member Chauntyll Allen ripped by state lawmaker after anti-ICE church invasion arrest
New information:
- Identifies St. Paul Board of Education clerk Chauntyll Allen as one of three people taken into federal custody after the Jan. 18 anti‑ICE protest inside Cities Church.
- Specifies Allen has been charged with conspiracy to deprive others of their constitutional rights.
- Adds on‑the‑record reaction from Minnesota state Rep. Elliott Engen, who calls for Allen to be convicted, prosecuted, removed from the school board and barred from proximity to schools.
- Notes Allen publicly defended the church disruption in a TMZ interview, saying it 'needed to be done to get the message across.'
January 23, 2026