Eighth Circuit Says Probable Cause Exists but Declines to Order Arrest Warrants in St. Paul ICE Church Protest Case
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The Eighth Circuit panel held that DOJ’s affidavits establish probable cause to charge five additional defendants — including former CNN anchor Don Lemon — in the disruption of a St. Paul church that targeted an ICE field‑office official, but declined DOJ’s unprecedented request to compel a district judge to sign arrest warrants. Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz rejected DOJ’s “emergency” framing (warning of “copycats”), called the worst alleged conduct protesters “yelling horrible things” with no violence, and noted DOJ has other remedies such as grand‑jury indictments or revised affidavits.
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